Fentanyl
McDONALD: Time to get serious about harm reduction during fentanyl crisis
OPINION Great news! The B.C. Coroner says only three people died of overdose in Kelowna…
Home drug testing not a simple solution in opioid overdose fight
If fentanyl-laced drugs are killing people, a simple solution would be to offer a cheap…
Outreach workers, province looking at new way to save lives in overdose crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why one Kamloops outreach worker wants to see…
Fentanyl present in over 80 per cent of fatal illicit drug overdoses in B.C. so far this year
For the first month in 2017, fewer than 100 people died of a suspected illicit…
17-year-old among suspects charged in Vernon drug ring investigation
VERNON – A recent drug bust will have a significant impact on the supply of…
SURVIVING FENTANYL: Overdose survivor shares his story of despair and recovery
KAMLOOPS – The last thing Dayton Wilson remembers on Sept. 1, 2016, was shopping at…
“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts
His parents thought a few months in jail would force him to sober up. They…
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
Kelowna suspects arrested for importing and selling fentanyl around the world
KELOWNA – A Kelowna couple have been arrested for allegedly running an international fentanyl trafficking…
Kamloops RCMP task force bust drug traffickers on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Five men have a December court date thanks to a two-day crackdown on…
Okanagan doctor’s office warns of fentanyl-laced marijuana, but is it true?
PENTICTON – Social media has erupted this week after someone posted a photo from a…
More people in Kelowna hospitalized for opiate overdoses than any other Canadian city
KELOWNA – A new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information puts Kelowna way…
Kelowna’s mobile overdose prevention unit gets high tech gift
KELOWNA – The people using the mobile overdose prevention in unit will be able to…
Inaugural Kelowna event planned to remember overdose victims
KELOWNA – The first International Overdose Awareness Day is being held later this month, as…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…