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Fentanyl
Tracking drug overdoses needs improvement to curb the ‘fentanyl crisis’: Kamloops doctor
'THERE'S NO WAY WE'VE SEEN THE END OF THIS' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – When a community worker…
No real time data on deadly drug overdoses but that could change
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With overdose deaths from illicit drugs becoming a more frequent occurrence across Canada,…
Fentanyl dealer nabbed by helpful bystanders sentenced in Kelowna court
KELOWNA – A cocaine, meth and fentanyl dealer was sentenced to three years in prison…
Coroner confirms teen who thought she was taking ecstasy in 2013 overdosed on heroin
KELOWNA – A young Kelowna woman who died in 2013 after taking what she thought…
Local group trying to bring new youth mental health facility to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A local mother whose son overdosed on pure fentanyl will be speaking at…
The B.C. Interior is on pace to smash last year’s record number of overdose deaths
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Overdose deaths in the Interior Health Authority, already at a record number after…
Health minister warns about fentanyl overdoses in Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS – Provincial health minister Terry Lake is warning illicit drug users in Kamloops after…
Kamloops man may be first in B.C. to be sentenced for trafficking fentanyl
KAMLOOPS – A crown prosecutor is seeking a lengthy prison sentence for what she believes…
No firm date for overdose tracking system for Interior Health
PROVINCE DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN MID APRIL THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Interior Health is still working…
A drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl is in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A synthetic opioid nearly 100 times more potent than fentanyl has shown up…
Kelowna council to hear from Interior Health about safe injection site proposal
KELOWNA – With overdose deaths soaring in the city, Dr. Trevor Corneil, senior medical health…
Overdose deaths in B.C. up 88 per cent this year
FENTANYL INCREASING AS CULPRIT IN DEATHS BRITISH COLUMBIA – The B.C. Coroners Service says there…
Spike in overdoses puts Kamloops in discussion for safe injection site
KAMLOOPS – A safe injection site is being considered for Kamloops. Provincial health minister Terry…
ASK Wellness wants better access to potentially life saving drug in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops social worker wants fewer government restrictions so his organization can easily…
Interior Health rolling out overdose tracking systems
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health is launching two new systems to help track overdoses due to…