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Should youth addicted to drugs be forced into care? Family, advocates divided

April 10, 2022 admin addiction, British Columbia, Canada, local news, national, news, overdose

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 17:07:31 +0000

“I have a dead son. Would I have liked to force my child into care without his consent? No, I would have liked his consent. But I would like him alive, too.”

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Safe-supply pilot project findings promising, but advocates say more action needed

March 28, 2022 admin addiction, drug, Drugs, DTES, local news, news

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:22:39 +0000

Participants and staff reported a significant change in substance use, including a decreased risk of overdose and decreased use of street drugs.

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Huge system overhaul needed in B.C. to tackle overdose deaths: report

March 9, 2022 admin addiction, Drugs, HEALTH, local news, overdose, police

Credit to Author: Lisa Cordasco| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:21:57 +0000

The death review panel report looked into the staggering 6,007 deaths from toxic illicit drugs between Aug. 2017 to July 2021.

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Ian Mulgrew: Politicians, judges, cops, doctors failing in drug crisis

March 9, 2022 admin addiction, columnists, national, news, opinión, politics

Credit to Author: Ian Mulgrew| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:06:05 +0000

Opinion: Despite lofty talk of decriminalization, drug users still being thrown in jail in B.C.

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Daphne Bramham: Are public policy-makers making B.C.'s drug crisis worse?

February 24, 2022 admin addiction, Alberta, BC government, college of physicians and surgeons of bc, columnists, covid, Federal Government, fentanyl, Government of Canada, HEALTH, Health Canada, local health, local news, men, mental health, national, news, opinión, Opioids, overdose, politics, simon fraser university, ubc medical school, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:24:32 +0000

Opinion: There’s no evidence that B.C.’s ‘safer supply’ of drugs to addicts outside a clinical setting is working. Could it be making things worse?

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Daphne Bramham: Crucial talk of validity of opioid safe supply falling on deaf ears

February 17, 2022 admin addiction, Alberta, alberta health services, BC government, Canada, columnists, Crime, dr. bonnie henry, Drug trafficking, Drugs, family & child, fentanyl, Government of Canada, HEALTH, Health Canada, local health, local news, men, national, news, opinión, Opioids, overdose, politics, vancouver, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:45:40 +0000

Opinion: Safe supply advocates say providing prescription drugs would solve Canada’s opioid overdose crisis. But Alberta policy-makers ask for proof.

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Daphne Bramham: It's not enough to just keep overdose victims alive

February 25, 2020 admin addiction, BC, BC government, BC NDP, columnists, Crime, family & child, fentanyl, HEALTH, Health Canada, liberal party of canada, local health, local news, men, national, news, opinión, overdose, politics, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:12:09 +0000

British Columbia’s overdose death numbers declined by a third last year. But that’s where the good news ends. With toxic brain injuries on the rise and gaping holes in the treatment system, the crisis is far from over as B.C. coroner emphasizes that it’s not enough to simply keep people alive.

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