Fraser Valley/Victoria – The BC Coroners Service’s 2018 Data Release for illicit Drug Overdose Deaths in British Columbia has stated that in 2018, 1,489 people died by overdose due to a poisoned, unregulated drug supply. Fentanyl was detected (alone or…
Fraser Valley – On the heels of the BC CDC Centre for Disease Control, last week issuing a warning about fake Xanax on the street, just in time for January’s Welfare Wednesday, comes another warning. On Thursday, Fraser Health’s Harm…
FVN AM News Friday December 28, 2018. Country Living Magazine shout out to the Valley – FVN, Hope New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim, November OD Stats continue to rise, Mission Missing Person, New Home Buyers need Parental Financial Aid.
Fraser Valley/Vancouver — In the recent report from the BC Coroner on illicit drug overdose deaths, the numbers have remained consistent. 120 OD deaths in November 2018 maintains the 4 a day overage death toll in BC (The 3-4 a…
Fraser Valley – FVN Sunday October 28, 2018 Morning News . O-D Alert in Surrey, Proportional Representation Vote/FVN Unofficial Poll, UFV Sports.
Fraser Valley/Victoria – In the Fraser Valley alone in August of 2018, there have been 27 overdose deaths, most of which caused by the opioid crisis and two thirds of those people died alone. The majority of the deaths range…
Ottawa/Victoria – Judy Darcy, BC Minister for Mental Health & Addictions says it’s money well spent to help young people at risk with substance use disorder. The overdose numbers for illicit drug use continue to rise with the average death…
Fraser Valley/Victoria – Twenty high-priority B.C. communities are receiving funding from government’s new Community Overdose Crisis Innovation Fund. The funding will support regions where the overdose crisis is the most prevalent and where local Community Action Teams (CATs) have been…
Vancouver – There were 109 suspected drug overdose deaths in May 2018. This is a 23% decrease over the number of deaths occurring in May 2017 (141) and a 12% decrease over the number of deaths occurring in April 2018…
Vancouver – A new study in The Lancet Public Health shows the rapid expansion of British Columbia’s Take Home Naloxone program significantly reduced the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in 2016. The BC Centre for Disease Control, in partnership with…