Settlement is highest-profile display yet of the feds seeking to hold a major drugmaker responsible for the opioid crisis
Group wants to help clean up community, one street at a time
Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria continued to see the highest numbers of overdoses
Donna Bridgman’s son died at the age of 38 in Vancouver
Health Authority claims no other suitable site available
Top doctors have called for increased access to a safe supply of illicit drugs to prevent deaths
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemic
Findings come as B.C. is seeing its worst stretch in history for fatal overdoses
Drug usage already exists within our community.
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
The opioid overdose crisis continues to be one of the most serious public health crises
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police want policing focus of opioid crisis to be replaced with a health one
Thus far, we have largely treated opioid addiction and use as a crime problem
Island Health noted increase in overdose deaths last week
That equates to roughly seven British Columbians dying every two days
B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy talks about both public health emergencies
Dr. Henry said the stigma associated with addiction, the challenges with getting help remained top of mind
The machine is the invention of Nelson’s SMRT1 Technologies
510 ‘unique’ clients who, together, average about 2,600 visits a month.
