The pandemic has led to increased isolation and a more toxic drug supply
Phone app gives people who use drugs a ‘chance of survival,’ said BCEHS director Neil Lilley
The machines are located in four cities across Canada, including Vancouver and Victoria
Some addiction doctors have criticized the lack of safer drugs for those experiencing entrenched addiction
Kennedy Stewart says he’s encouraged by the federal health minister’s commitment to work with the city
B.C. is dealing with two public health crises
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
B.C. hits grim milestone of more than 900 deaths in first seven months of 2020
Tyler Whaley’s family weren’t notified after he died of an overdose in July
Expert says there is misconception prescribed medication is safe to take
For second consecutive month, province records highest number of overdose deaths
Minister Judy Darcy has said the proposed changes could help ensure the immediate safety of young people
‘If the numbers were reversed … there would be outrage’
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
131 overdoses recorded by BC Emergency Health Services on June 26
Rachel Staples’s 15-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk died in April 2018
B.C. recorded record-breaking number of fatal overdoses in May