Roughly $56 million, as part of the 2021 provincial budget, will be used to launch the teams
Wednesday’s calls included 48 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and 51 in Fraser Health
Island Health warns of ‘toxic drug supply’ in multiple Vancouver Island communities
Teena Clipston is learning that help can be hard to find
Cumberland supports resolution for Ottawa to treat narcotics as public health emergency
A record 1,724 people in B.C. died in 2020
The year of the pandemic saw record-high overdose deaths
The advisory directs bystanders to an overdose to call 911 and administer naloxone
The recommended amounts for opioids are listed as two grams
Vancouver Fire Capt. Gormick has been appointed to oversee the combined overdose response team
The pandemic has led to increased isolation and a more toxic drug supply
It must not become British Columbia’s forgotten health crisis…
More than half of B.C.’s 2018 overdose deaths were people working in trades or transport
Stigma surrounding drug use needs to change, says Community Action Team
More than two-times the B.C. residents know someone who died from an overdose compared to rest of Canada
B.C.’s Addictions Minister reflects on visit to Overdose Prevention Society in Vancouver
Iliajah Pidskalny rides to raise awareness, funds for Canadian drug policy change
The advisory directs bystanders to an overdose to call 911 and administer naloxone
Some addiction doctors have criticized the lack of safer drugs for those experiencing entrenched addiction
Official says most deaths are in the suburbs, in garages and bedrooms
