Fentanyl
More than 1,400 people in B.C. died of overdose last year
The overdose crisis in B.C. has reached new, devastating heights. According to new numbers released…
Interior Health is trying to figure out what Kamloops is doing right in the opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS – In the past two years, outreach and addictions services have increased across the…
Interior hospitals had hundreds of overdose patients in 2017
As more people across the province succumb to the ongoing opioid crisis, the number of…
“No good news from the coroner,” Interior Health officials update regional directors on opioid crisis
PENTICTON – The severity of the region’s opioid crisis was brought home to regional directors…
Meth, cocaine and fentanyl found during weekend traffic stop in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A 45-year-old West Kootenay man is in police custody after he was pulled…
The hidden population dying from B.C.’s overdose crisis
Chances are, you already know him. He's likely successful, has some money, a good job,…
North Okanagan men share how they kicked their addictions
"I WAS OUT THERE DYING ON THE STREETS OF KELOWNA" VERNON – Jacob Philp knows…
Overdose crisis a top priority for B.C.’s new Mental Health and Addictions Minister
For the first time in 16 years, there’s a new political party in power for…
Beating addiction in the Interior is harder than you think
KELOWNA – Jerome Abraham knows first hand how difficult it is to shake an addiction.…
Kelowna teen died in mall bathroom after being turned away from drug treatment
KELOWNA – There was a time not long ago when Chelsea Christianson had lots of…
Okanagan has already surpassed number of overdoses in all of 2016
Fentanyl has claimed more than 100 lives in the Okanagan so far this year. The…
Trudeau getting hundreds of photos from Interior moms whose children died from overdoses
Hundreds of black-bordered envelopes adorned with purple hearts were sent to the Prime Minister Justin…
Kamloops firefighters respond to hundreds of overdose calls this year
KAMLOOPS – There’s more to the job of a firefighter than running into a burning…
Kamloops mayor optimistic after meeting new Mental Health and Addictions Minister
KAMLOOPS – After a roundtable discussion between city officials, the Kamloops RCMP Superintendent and the…
More resources, awareness could be behind Interior’s drop in overdose deaths
During the month of September, nine people died from an illicit drug overdose in the…