drug crisis

BC’s drug crisis: Why everyone talks about ‘stigma’
Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug…

Rising xylazine imports fuel illicit drug supply in BC’s Interior: Health Canada
With xylazine being traced more and more in the illicit drug supply in BC's Interior…

Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east
The illicit drug crisis is something people in communities throughout British Columbia rub shoulders with…

New dangerous substance has made its way into Interior Health region’s illegal drug supply
A new drug has made it's way onto the streets in the Interior Health region…

Latest efforts for a drug treatment centre in Kamloops quashed by council
Kamloops councillor Denis Walsh made one last effort to sway council on a drug rehabilitation…

Online survey on stigma around drug use launched in Kamloops
Social stigma has been identified as one of the major contributing factors in unintentional illicit…

Mother of overdose victim in favour of controversial Moira House in Kamloops
A Kamloops mom who lost her daughter to a drug overdose this year is lending…

Tainted drugs found in Vernon nearly guarantees fatality in overdose: Why would anyone do that?
Interior Health Authority recently issued a drug alert warning opioid users in Vernon that a…

More needle disposal containers coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Thanks to funding from the Interior Health Authority, the City of Kamloops has…