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Fentanyl
Clean, medical-grade heroin for drug users? B.C.’s chief coroner thinks it’s worth considering
VICTORIA – As the number of illicit drug deaths remains on a steady pace, the…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Mobile overdose prevention vehicles could arrive by spring
KAMLOOPS – The first incarnation of future supervised consumption services will be on the streets…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Health officials consider stepping up overdose prevention services in Vernon, Penticton
VERNON – Rising overdose numbers have health officials plotting their next plan of attack against…
Interior police dogs will soon be trained to detect fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – After the RCMP announced its police dogs would be trained in detecting fentanyl,…
‘You get used to it:’ Reversing overdoses becoming routine at Vernon non-profit
VERNON – The first time she had to grab a naloxone kit to revive someone…
No location yet but Kamloops safe consumption application nearly ready to be submitted
KAMLOOPS – No locations have been announced for the mobile safe consumption site planned for…
Kamloops RCMP dedicated to getting drugs off the streets amid fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP attributes a rise in the number of drug offences in the…
Kamloops RCMP working with Interior Health on supervised consumption locations
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are working closely with Interior Health and community stakeholders to…
Youth detox beds coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Support beds for youth struggling with drug or alcohol withdrawal are coming to…
Vernon schools fighting addiction before it begins, as fentanyl crisis looms
VERNON – As drug over dose deaths hit crisis levels across the province, one school…
Guilty plea likely from West Kelowna Fentanyl warehouse owner
KELOWNA – The man accused of running a Fentanyl-lacing operation out of a West Kelowna…
Local politicians hear details of overdose crisis in Vernon
VERNON – More people died of an illicit drug overdose in Vernon in 2016 than…
Mobile illicit drug consumption site the way to go in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The director of a local addictions resource centre says Interior Health’s decision to…
Interior Health pushing forward with mobile safe drug use units for Kamloops and Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority is going ahead with an application to the federal…
Fentanyl seized in Vernon drug bust; 19 people charged
VERNON – An undercover RCMP investigation at the end of 2016 ended with 19 people…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Fentanyl’s devastating impact on the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 700 people in B.C. have died this year from illicit drug…
Kamloops outreach organization eyes next steps in fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – As B.C. heads into another year of the fentanyl crisis, the leader of…
Kamloops overdose prevention services are already saving lives
KAMLOOPS – After being open for less than a week, the new overdose prevention sites…
Number of illicit drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in B.C.
POWERFUL OPIOID FENTANYL PRESENT IN HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES VICTORIA – The number of overdose…
Rutland overdose prevention site not opening as per B.C. government plan
KELOWNA – The Interior Health Authority isn’t going into specifics, but the overdose prevention site…
Kamloops outreach organization welcoming support in the fight against overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS – ASK Wellness is excited about province's latest volley in the fight against the…
Resource centre given just one week to become Kelowna’s first safe consumption site
KELOWNA – Clare MacDonald and her staff don’t mind at all that they were given…
Overdose prevention sites coming to Kamloops and Kelowna in battle against opioid overdose crisis
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Overdose prevention sites are coming to Kelowna and Kamloops by the end of…
Naloxone training coming for Kamloops school administrators in case of student overdose
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in School District 73 will be getting trained in administering naloxone,…