Tag: Overdose

Campbell River touched by overdose deaths

News Patrick Grapes -
Overdose deaths continue to rise in British Columbia, with Campbell River being no exception. Numbers released by the provincial government...

Fentanyl found in 4 out of 5 illicit-drug OD deaths

News Patrick Grapes -
Fentanyl has shown up in 81 per cent of illicit-drug overdose deaths in British Columbia this year. That’s the...

Fentanyl OD deaths twice as high in Campbell River compared to rest of the Island

News Patrick Grapes -
Fentanyl related deaths are a bigger problem in Campbell River compared to other parts of Vancouver Island. That’s according...

Coroners Service releases May overdose numbers

News Justin Goulet -
The BC Coroners Service has released the stats on drug overdose deaths for the month of May. Chief Coroner...

Many lessons learned in year since BC’s public health emergency declaration

News Justin Goulet -
The North Island Medical Health Officer says a lot of lessons have been learned in the year since a...

February OD stats released by BC Coroner

News Justin Goulet -
BC's Chief Coroner is searching for solutions to the province's overdose death toll. The latest report from the province...

Reducing the number of illicit drug deaths in BC

News Justin Goulet -
The coroner's inquest into the death of Brandon Jansen has issued 21 recommendations to reduce the toll of illicit...

Government increasing supports to reduce number of overdose deaths

News Justin Goulet -
December was the deadliest month to date for overdose deaths in British Columbia. Numbers from the BC Coroners Service show...

Province gives OK for more overdose prevention sites

News Justin Goulet -
The Federal Government has introduced a Bill to make it easier for communities to establish supervised consumption sites. It would...

Naloxone kits important in helping save lives

News Justin Goulet -
Over the past year, Island Health has trained more than 600 staff members at nearly 60 sites on how...

Illicit drug deaths still a problem on North Island

News Justin Goulet -
The North Island Medical Health Officer says illicit drug deaths continues to be a challenge on the North Island....

More work is being done to decrease number of overdose deaths

News Sarah Nolette -
The Medical Health Officer for Vancouver Island says work is being done to address the increase in overdose deaths...

Overdose deaths on the rise on Vancouver Island

News Justin Goulet -
Public health officials are taking steps to reduce the number of overdose deaths in British Columbia. The provincial health officer...

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