Fentanyl
Number of syringes discarded in Kamloops unprecedented
KAMLOOPS – The number of syringes discarded by illicit drug users in public spaces in…
Vernon to map hotspots, look at disposal resources after hundreds of discarded needles found
VERNON – The number of discarded needles being found in Vernon continues to climb. In…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Vernon RCMP officers save overdosing man’s life
VERNON – Police saved an overdosing man in a Vernon last month. RCMP say two…
Police raid impacts Okanagan drug trafficking ring
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP raided a home in Lake Country last week seizing a variety…
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…
iN GRAPHICS: Why you should still pay attention to the overdose crisis
You've seen the headlines, you've known for a long time we have an overdose crisis…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives
Social service agencies in six Interior cities will be offering drug-testing strips for users. It's…
Fatal overdose numbers in the Interior on par with last year: Interior Health
As the overdose crisis enters its third year in B.C., people are continuing to die…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer tries to take back guilty plea
KELOWNA – A local man charged with lacing drugs with fentanyl out of a warehouse…
Kelowna mom who lost two sons to overdose calls for mandatory prescription tracking
KELOWNA – If a system that’s already in place across B.C. had been used, Helen…
Chief medical health officer faces grim 2017 overdose numbers for Interior Health
After another year of ghastly overdose statistics for the Interior Health Authority in 2017, the…
Overdose warning stemmed from fatal overdoses across Interior: Chief medical health officer
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – After nine fatal overdoses in the Interior Health region, an overdose warning…
Vernon judge calls drug dealer ‘reckless’ in selling heroin amid overdose crisis
VERNON – A judge noted the high death toll from drug overdoses in the Vernon…