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Overdose crisis a top priority for B.C.’s new Mental Health and Addictions Minister
For the first time in 16 years, there’s a new political party in power for…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
Mothers of Okanagan fentanyl victims get Drug Overdose Awareness Day
KELOWNA – The mom of a Kelowna man who died of fentanyl overdose has gotten…
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in…
REVIVED: Kamloops woman saved from opioid overdose gets second chance
"We found you on the sidewalk," the paramedics told Jen as she came to. "You…
Overdose deaths up 50 per cent in Okanagan this year
OKANAGAN – Interior Health is warning Okanagan drug users about the lethal effects of their…
Naloxone kits could be coming to secondary schools in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Should potentially life-saving, overdose-reversing drugs be kept on hand in Central Okanagan secondary…
April worst month so far for 2017 drug overdose deaths in B.C.
The number of suspected drug overdose deaths in April measures out to roughly four lives…
Drug checks at B.C. supervised injection site found 80 per cent contained fentanyl
A pilot project to test street drugs for fentanyl at the Vancouver safe injection centre…
Court case alleges heroin mixed with fentanyl, methylfentanyl was dealt in Vernon
VERNON – A man accused of trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl and methylfentanyl won’t have…
Dealer caught in Vernon drug investigation gets six months
VERNON – A drug dealer nabbed in an undercover investigation last November was sentenced to…
Vernon Jubilee Hospital recorded the highest number of overdoses in the region — this could be why
VERNON – Staff at Vernon Jubilee Hospital recorded more drug overdoses than their counterparts in…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Mobile overdose prevention unit hits the road in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The mobile unit promised by the Interior Health Authority to replace the fixed,…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Breaking down each party’s response to overdose crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As Interior residents continue to die from overdose at a record pace, the…
Overdose deaths isn’t the only way to measure the Interior’s opioid crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thousands of phone calls to 911 and hundreds of emergency room visits are…
Beating addiction in the Interior is harder than you think
KELOWNA – Jerome Abraham knows first hand how difficult it is to shake an addiction.…
March third-highest month for illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People across the province continue to die at an alarming rate due to…
FENTANYL CRISIS: From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia’s illicit drug history
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Just over 1,600 needles picked up in Kelowna parks last month
KELOWNA – Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come in the middle of…
‘Our province failed’ teen who overdosed in Kelowna mall bathroom: NDP candidate
KELOWNA – The NDP candidate for Christy Clark’s Westside-Kelowna MLA seat says gaps in the…
Sun Peaks being proactive about drug use at Snowbombing music festival
SUN PEAKS – Thousands of people are convening on Sun Peaks near Kamloops for Snowbombing…
Kelowna teen died in mall bathroom after being turned away from drug treatment
KELOWNA – There was a time not long ago when Chelsea Christianson had lots of…
VIDEO: The nightmare of opioid addiction as told by Kelowna mom who lost both sons
"MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DRUG USE ARE DANCE PARTNERS." KELOWNA – “I’m referred to as…