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Fentanyl
Recently revealed emails between B.C. doctors suggest new ways of tackling fentanyl crisis
DISCONTINUATION OF OXYCONTIN 'FAILED EXPERIMENT IN PROHIBITION' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Medical health professionals behind the scenes…
Anti-overdose drug now standard equipment at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission
KELOWNA – Naloxone has become a necessary piece of equipment for frontline homeless shelters like…
Naloxone program expands across Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 70 new sites in the Southern Interior are now able to…
Supervised injection site discussion coming to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS – The next big debate in front of Kamloops city council could be over…
Interior Health wants to talk to Kamloops council about safe drug consumption services ASAP
KAMLOOPS – The sooner Kamloops city council can see a doctor, the sooner the city…
Kamloops mother wants to see social stigma around drug use fade after son dies of overdose
KAMLOOPS – The mother of a son lost to an overdose in Kamloops says a…
Toxic heroin a dangerous new trend in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Fentanyl-laced heroin that killed two people in Vernon this week is also…
International Overdose Awareness Day comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Farmers’s Market had an extra tent set up today, Aug. 31,…
IHA issues warning to Kamloops drug users after five overdoses in 48 hours, including one fatality
KAMLOOPS – An overdose alert has been issued in Kamloops by the Interior Health Authority.…
Kamloops vigil held for those lost to overdoses
KAMLOOPS – Families, friends and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil last night in…
Five overdoses in 48 hours in Vernon; health officials say there is no clear link
VERNON – Health officials say there was a jump in the usual number of overdoses…
Heartbroken parents speak out after fentanyl crisis claims life of Vernon man
"THIS IS REAL. THIS HAPPENS, AND IT HAPPENED TO US." VERNON – They have to…
Interior Health Authority presenting safe drug consumption to Kamloops city council; will not be stand alone site
KAMLOOPS – The Interior Health Authority is bringing the safe illicit drug consumption debate to…
North Kamloops businesses uneasy with a safe drug consumption service in their neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – A survey of Kamloops businesses in North Shore and Brocklehurst neighbourhoods shows significant…
Vernon politician wants police, first responders and bylaw to carry overdose reversal kits
VERNON – With a rising number of overdose deaths sweeping the province and a potent…