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New addiction recovery beds coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A family services non-profit group in Kelowna will soon have eight new recovery…
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…
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…
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…
Kamloops man dies after overdose at a Kelowna wedding
KELOWNA – One of five people who overdosed at a Kelowna wedding has died in…
Fentanyl suspected in five overdose cases in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Interior Health says five people overdosed on street drugs that may have been…
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…
Overdose deaths continue steady rise with 14 more in the Interior Health Authority over the summer
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise relentlessly in the Interior Health Authority with…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Death race continues as overdoses climb again within Interior Health
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Kelowna has caught up to Kamloops in a grim measure, that of overdose…
Naloxone program expands across Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 70 new sites in the Southern Interior are now able to…
Overdose surveillance sheds new light on opiod use in the Interior Health Authority
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose surveillance conducted at the Interior Health Authority’s three largest hospitals is…
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…
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…
Safe consumption services at least six months away for Interior Health
OVERDOSE RATE THIS YEAR IN HEALTH AUTHORITY ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF 2015 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – News…
West Kelowna firefighters can now administer anti-overdose drug
WEST KELOWNA – First responders from West Kelowna Fire Rescue will now be able to…
Opioid overdose kits soon available at all Interior Health emergency rooms
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority is introducing take-away overdose kits and beefed up overdose…
B.C. Coroners reports illicit drug overdose deaths up 75 per cent
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The B.C. Coroners Service has released more illicit drug overdose statistics which show…
Shortage of anti-overdose drug kits resolved in B.C.
KAMLOOPS – A backlog affecting the distribution of the overdose halting naloxone kits is no…
Why an overdose death in Dawson Creek is being treated differently than anywhere else
DAWSON CREEK RCMP PLAN TO HOLD DRUG DEALERS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERDOSE DEATHS KAMLOOPS – Earlier…
B.C. doctors fight soaring opioid deaths with new drug prescription rules
VANCOUVER – Doctors across British Columbia now have new rules to follow as they prescribe…