New operations in Clagary and Edmonton expected to replace Calgary’s only supervised consumption site
More than 105 people died each month from drug poisoning between May 2020 and April 2021
Overdoses are increasing in the area, Island Health said
New HPSA survey shows 1 in 3 Canadians do not know how to safely dispose of old, unused medications
Longtime addict Nathan Watts offers a user’s perspective on substance use
Longtime addict Nathan Watts offers a user’s perspective on substance use
Island Health warns of increased number of overdoses
RCMP and BC Coroners Service investigating
‘I don’t think it’s going to be something well received by the entire community’
BC Emergency Health Services says frontline workers responded to 146 overdose patients
Allayah Yoli Thomas was found dead by her friend the morning of April 15
Roughly 11 people died every two days in January
There are 23,000 people in the province using opioid alternatives
Official says most deaths are in the suburbs, in garages and bedrooms
On the front lines, COVID-19 has not only led to more calls, but increased the complexity
B.C. is dealing with two public health crises
Deaths in older age groups have nearly doubled from 2019
The initiative comes at a time when overdose deaths are spiking
British Columbia’s government created a safe supply program in March
Officers administered several doses of naloxone before sending the man to hospital
