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Fentanyl
Kamloops pharmacists say naloxone should be free for everyone, not just addicts
'I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE ONE THING THAT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.' KAMLOOPS – Cory…
Some slight hope in overdose epidemic as monthly death numbers drop in Interior Health
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You know it's bleak when the best you can say about the the…
Fentanyl suspected in five overdose cases in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Interior Health says five people overdosed on street drugs that may have been…
Kamloops man dies after overdose at a Kelowna wedding
KELOWNA – One of five people who overdosed at a Kelowna wedding has died in…
Kamloops mom who lost son to fentanyl doing her part to end overdose crisis
'I'M STILL TRYING TO HEAL.' KAMLOOPS – Daryl Berry was 20-years-old and working in Fort…
Kamloops nightclub joins the battle against the fentanyl crisis
'IT'S SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY' KAMLOOPS – The overdose death of Edmond Paul Adkin…
More than half of B.C.’s overdose deaths this year blamed on fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The number of drug related deaths in B.C. for the first nine months…
Overdose deaths have tripled in Kamloops, continue to rise in Kelowna
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Newly released numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows drug overdose deaths are…
Interior Health Authority wants your thoughts on a safe consumption site in Kamloops and Kelowna
KAMLOOPS – The Interior Health Authority wants the public’s thoughts on supervised consumption. A website…
Charges still not brought in Central Okanagan fentanyl busts
KELOWNA – At least eight poeple arrested during Fentanyl raids around Kelowna over the last…
Kelowna fentanyl processing fuelled ‘public health crisis’ in Calgary
KELOWNA – Fentanyl overdoses have killed scores of people in Alberta and Calgary police think…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Alberta case offers hope for Interior families wanting manslaughter charges for fentanyl suppliers
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Edmonton Police just announced manslaughter charges against an alleged drug dealer after one of…
How B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards
NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is…
KRCC, correctional facilities in B.C. will soon be equipped with naloxone to combat fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A potentially life-saving drug for overdose patients will be introduced to prisons across…