News Items tag as: opioid crisis

City to urge community engagement on Vernon overdose prevention site
August 30, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - City council is looking to ensure that the community’s interests are met before an overdose prevention site gets the green light in Vernon.
ASK Wellness AGM in Kamloops to touch on drug treatment strategies, recovery
August 29, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — If you’ve ever had questions, concerns or just wanted to know the inner workings of ASK Wellness Society and the services they provide around the city, here’s your chance to find out.
Vernon event aims to save lives amidst overdose crisis
August 26, 2019 - 3:00 PM

VERNON - It’s an international crisis that’s palpable on Okanagan streets.
Fears raised about people driving to and from mobile safe injection RV in Kelowna
July 22, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Some Rutland residents have posted concerns to Facebook about the recreational vehicle parked near a mall on Highway 33 where addicts come to shoot up drugs. Of particular concern was the belief that some appeared to be driving up to the RV, ingesting drugs and then driving away.
Resources for addicts in Kelowna starting to expand
July 18, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - After years of increased homelessness and drug use in Kelowna, resources being poured into the system trying to resolve the crises are starting to pay dividends.
Emergency overdose calls continue to rise in Kamloops
July 02, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — Data released by B.C. Emergency Health Services shows Kamloops continues to see an increase in the number of calls involving potential overdoses, and most of the calls are being made from downtown and the north shore.
B.C. overdose deaths would be twice as high without harm reduction services
June 05, 2019 - 2:00 PM

Research by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control suggests that 3,000 possible overdose deaths were prevented in a 20-month period by B.C.’s harm reduction services.
RCMP staying mum on decriminalizing illegal drug users
April 27, 2019 - 7:00 AM

KELOWNA - Calls to cut overdose deaths by decriminalizing people using illegal drugs appear to have fallen on fallow ground.
Jail is no place for drug users, B.C. health officer says
April 24, 2019 - 11:15 AM

KELOWNA - It’s time to stop throwing people in jail for doing drugs, B.C.’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry contends in a new report to the provincial government.
Interior Health issues overdose alert
March 29, 2019 - 10:17 AM

KELOWNA - Deadly doses of carfentanil have hit the Interior Health region hard this month so authorities are warning people not to use illicit drugs.
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