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Opioid Crisis
No ‘shame and guilt’ in overdose deaths, Kamloops advocates say
Troylana Manson says she was relieved this week when she learned a Kamloops homeless youth…
Why these bursaries are only for recovering Kamloops drug users
One organization in Kamloops has a unique and effective way of helping recovering drug users…
Protests planned for Kamloops, Kelowna as death toll from poisoned drug supply crisis soars
More than 9,400 British Columbians lost their lives to toxic illicit drugs in the past…
Interior Health bringing Suboxone to all emergency departments
Interior Health is making treatment for opioid users easier by bringing Suboxone to all its…
Shambhala was ahead of Canada in checking drugs at music festivals
As the summer season brings the return of concerts and events to the region, venues…
Merritt mom who lost son to overdose pleads for change
The mother of a Merritt man who died of a fentanyl overdose in Kamloops two…
Police seize 320 kg of pure fentanyl in raid at clandestine lab in Chilliwack
Police found enough ingredients to produce 320 kilograms of pure fentanyl at a rural home…
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths…
Kamloops a step closer to banning public drug use
Drug users may be allowed to carry their supply in public, but the City of…
One-in-five in BC knew someone who died from poisoned drug supply: survey
Most British Columbians would like to see a safe supply of drugs for opioid users,…
Penticton man’s dream of opioid crisis memorial bench realized
A memorial bench has been unveiled in Penticton to commemorate the lives lost to the opioid…
Kelowna Rail Trail forebodes a growing housing and drug crisis
The Kelowna Rail Trail is the City’s designated campground for Kelowna’s homeless population. If you…
Kelowna mom explains how safer supply at Interior Health is saving lives
Prescribed safer supply services have been established in Kelowna, Vernon, Nelson and Kamloops by Interior…
Safe supply of drugs only part of solution to opioid overdose crisis in BC
A Kelowna clinic is offering a safe supply of drugs to people struggling with addiction…
Okanagan mayors push for treatment over public drug use to combat opioid crisis
Families and children should not have to witness open drug use and overdoses when going…