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‘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…
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…
Street-level help for mental health and substance abuse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new partnership between Kelowna RCMP and Interior Health will provide better help…
Interior First Nations elders and chiefs declare state of emergency over fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – First Nations elders and chiefs have declared a state of emergency over the…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Clean, medical-grade heroin for drug users? B.C.’s chief coroner thinks it’s worth considering
VICTORIA – As the number of illicit drug deaths remains on a steady pace, the…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
‘You get used to it:’ Reversing overdoses becoming routine at Vernon non-profit
VERNON – The first time she had to grab a naloxone kit to revive someone…
Two overdoses in one week at the Vernon library prompts increased security
VERNON – Those visiting the Vernon library will notice security guards watching over the building…
Youth detox beds coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Support beds for youth struggling with drug or alcohol withdrawal are coming to…
Vernon schools fighting addiction before it begins, as fentanyl crisis looms
VERNON – As drug over dose deaths hit crisis levels across the province, one school…
Local politicians hear details of overdose crisis in Vernon
VERNON – More people died of an illicit drug overdose in Vernon in 2016 than…
Mobile illicit drug consumption site the way to go in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The director of a local addictions resource centre says Interior Health’s decision to…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Fentanyl’s devastating impact on the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 700 people in B.C. have died this year from illicit drug…
Number of illicit drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in B.C.
POWERFUL OPIOID FENTANYL PRESENT IN HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES VICTORIA – The number of overdose…
Rutland overdose prevention site not opening as per B.C. government plan
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority isn’t going into specifics, but the overdose prevention site…
Resource centre given just one week to become Kelowna’s first safe consumption site
KELOWNA – Clare MacDonald and her staff don’t mind at all that they were given…
Overdose prevention sites coming to Kamloops and Kelowna in battle against opioid overdose crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Overdose prevention sites are coming to Kelowna and Kamloops by the end of…
What a mobile safe drug consumption unit looks like to Interior Health
KAMLOOPS – As part of the plan to deal with the drug overdose crisis, the…
New funding announced for B.C. paramedics in fight against overdose crisis
KAMLOOPS – The provincial government has announced new funding for the B.C. Amublance Service in…
Interior Health has plan for safe drug consumption sites in Kelowna, Kamloops
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – In an effort to deal with the illicit drug overdose crisis in the…
Interior Health alarmed by sudden increase in Penticton overdoses
PENTICTON – A recent spike in overdoses in Penticton is alarming, but the city still…
Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…