VICTORIA – The ongoing drug toxicity public-health emergency continues to devastate communities throughout British Columbia, with at least 198 deaths suspected to have been caused […]
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VICTORIA – Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British […]
At least 2,039 lives have been lost to unregulated drugs in the first 10 months of 2023, according to preliminary data released by the BC […]
The First Nation Health Authority, northern region, is funding one outreach worker position for a two-year period to support members from Northern BC First Nations […]
VICTORIA – Data released by the BC Coroners Service continues to reflect the significant risks associated with the illicit drug market, with more than 1,200 […]
VICTORIA – Though the risk of death posed by the unregulated drug supply remains extremely high, the number of deaths in British Columbia due to […]
VICTORIA – Preliminary data from the BC Coroners Service shows that communities throughout the province continue to be devastated by deaths due to unregulated drugs, […]
In response to the toxic drug emergency, a new text health alert system has been launched across Northern Health. The system uses text messaging to […]
VICTORIA – As the province’s drug toxicity public health emergency continues into its eighth year, at least 2,272 British Columbians lost their lives to toxic […]
Toxic drugs claimed the lives of at least 171 British Columbians in September 2022, putting the province on track to surpass 2,000 such deaths for […]
The illicit drug supply in British Columbia continues to devastate communities throughout the province, with at least 192 lives lost to toxic substances in July, […]
VICTORIA – A panel of subject-matter experts convened by the BC Coroners Service is calling for increased access to a safer supply of drugs and […]
VICTORIA – An increasingly toxic and volatile illicit drug supply has claimed at least 201 lives in October and 1,782 lives in the first 10 […]
VICTORIA – British Columbia has applied to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal […]
Carrier and Sekani chiefs are declaring a state of emergency for their nations with respect to the ongoing opioid crisis, amidst the ongoing pandemic. Along […]
There has been an increase in overdoses in Prince George, prompting Northern Health to issue an overdose alert. The reported substance that is causing the […]
Figures released by the British Columbia Coroners Service identify 155 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in February, the 11th consecutive month in which the province […]
Following a record-setting year in 2020, the BC Coroners Service reports 165 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in January 2021, the largest ever number of […]
Illicit benzodiazepines or “Benzos” contaminating street drugs continue to circulate in the NH region. Northern Health and the First Nations Health Authority urge residents using […]
In the midst of dual public health emergencies, the BC Coroners Service continues to urge extreme caution due to the increasingly toxic illicit drug supply […]
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to Oct. 31, 2020, with 162 […]
Up to $3.5 million in funding was announced by Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, at the Union of BC Municipalities convention, for […]
With the number of opioid related deaths in this country expected to surpass 4,000 in 2018, Canadians continue to search for answers – and consider […]