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…
Victoria – A Death Review Panel report released Thursday reviewed all illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia over a 19-month period, and makes recommendations to a number of ministries in government and related colleges in the province. The BC…
Vancouver/Victoria/Fraser Valley —No, it’s not slowing down. 4 people a day, die due to the opioid crisis. Illicit drug overdose deaths in BC rose in January 2018 compared with December 2017, with 125 people believed to have died from street…
Victoria/Fraser Valley – More than 1,400 British Columbians died due to suspected illicit drug overdoses in 2017, according to data released by the BC Coroners Service. Fraser Valley Numbers are included below: Preliminary data indicate there were 1,422 suspected drug…
Surrey – With opioid overdoses on the rise, the City of Surrey’s Fire Service has turned to technology to warn fire, police, and emergency health responders when a bad batch of drugs may have hit the streets. Through a partnership…
Surrey – Fraser Health is launching a new guide to help people have a conversation that could save a life. When Words Matter is a thorough, four-page guide to talking to someone you care about when you think they are…
Abbotsford – There were five fatal overdose deaths (in ten hours) in the city of Abbotsford between 10:15 AM and 7:20 PM on Friday. Needless to say, APD and Fraser Health, let alone the BC Coroner are rattled. Of those…
Vancouver/Victoria/Fraser Valley – A contaminated drug supply continues to pose risk to people using illegal drugs. According to data released by the BC Coroners Service, British Columbia’s illicit drug overdose deaths, through the first eight months of 2017, already have…
Vancouver/Fraser Valley – It is a sign of the times. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is launching a new online data resource, providing up-to-date provincial overdose statistics on a weekly basis. The Provincial Overdose Data dashboard includes provincial…
Victoria – The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. continues to be a major cause of concern, with April 2017 showing the second-highest recorded numbers in a single month in the province, according to the latest statistics from the…