Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:46:55 +0000
B.C. declared a public health emergency 5 years ago, but the overdose crisis worsened in 2020 when paramedics responded to 74 calls a day
Read moreCredit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:31:44 +0000
Chilliwack RCMP offered tips on how to spot a “crime house” or a drug dealer in the neighbourhood.
Read moreCredit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:07:45 +0000
Analysis: 2020 was the province’s worst ever for opioid overdose deaths, with a record 1,716 British Columbians dying
Read moreCredit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 01:23:42 +0000
One woman died and two other overdosed and were taken to hospital in the same area.
Read moreCredit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:03:16 +0000
United Church Minister Barry Morris has done more than 20 services for overdose victims in the past year. That became more emotional when his son died, too.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:17:14 +0000
The BCEHS says last year dispatchers in B.C. took 27,067 calls from someone suffering a potential overdose, up 12 per cent compared with 2019.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2020 23:08:53 +0000
Vancouver police say seven people were taken to hospital Friday night after consuming cocaine and ecstasy.
Read moreCredit to Author: Mike Raptis| Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:33:55 +0000
If approved by Ottawa, it would make Vancouver the first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize drug possession
Read moreCredit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:56:40 +0000
There were 162 illicit drug toxicity deaths in British Columbia last month
Read moreCredit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:01:51 +0000
Opinion: Vancouver’s experience shows that decriminalization is not a stand-alone solution.
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