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Opioid Crisis
Why medical training is key to reducing drug overdose deaths in B.C.
There’s no question that there’s a lot of pain and suffering in the world. When…
Tainted drugs of all colours circulating in Kamloops, Okanagan
Interior Health is urging users to get their drugs tested as a tainted supply circulates…
Illicit toxic drug deaths hit Thompson-Okanagan region hard in 2021
People from the Thompson-Cariboo region were nearly 50% more likely to die from illicit drugs last…
Kamloops doula delivering babies of street entrenched mothers calls for compassion
A Kamloops woman is shedding light on the harsh realities street entrenched pregnant mothers are…
iN VIDEO: New documentary focuses on opioid crisis in Kamloops
A demo reel showing the first part of a documentary film series about the opioid…
Interior has second highest overdose rate in B.C.
The Interior has the second highest rate of overdose deaths in the province, according to…
Kamloops mom warning others about ‘alternative health’ powder that killed her son
The family of a Kamloops man is warning others about a little known, unregulated substance…
Suspected drug dealer on stolen motorcycle busted in Kelowna
A suspected drug dealer was arrested and charged after he was caught by Kelowna RCMP…
194 deaths in Interior Health in first 7 months this year as overdose crisis continues
In the first seven months of 2021 – to the end of July – 194…
Kamloops family working to end stigma connected to addiction
Bart Manson tucked a teddy bear under the arm of his son before paramedics took…
Kamloops mayor pleads with drug users not to use alone as overdose death toll climbs in B.C.
It has been five years since a state of emergency was declared in B.C. to…
5 years into the opioid crisis, Kamloops advocates continue work to ‘end the stigma’
Empty pairs of shoes tagged with a message to their former owner were laid out…
Kamloops organizations to host memorial to lives lost to the opioid crisis
A memorial and public art installation in Kamloops to be unveiled tomorrow hopes to bring…
January illicit drug deaths double in Interior Health region
Illicit drug overdose deaths within the Interior Health region are double what they were a…
Opioid mixtures make toxic drug supply even more dangerous in the Interior
The opioid supply on the streets is getting more and more dangerous, but desperation often…
This telephone on a Kamloops hiking trail offers connection to the ‘other side’
A mysterious phone mounted to a piece of plywood has shown up on a Kamloops…
Kelowna frontline worker juggles own mental health, pandemic restrictions and overdose crisis
Frontline worker Shey Still has become so accustomed to overdose deaths she says she expects…
‘Our staff are beaten up:’ ASK Wellness wants national approach to overdose crisis
ASK Wellness Society staff are burning out and the non-profit group's executive director says it’s time…
Kamloops council to consider motion urging feds to decriminalize illicit drugs
In the midst of an opioid crisis and Kamloops experiencing a surge in overdose deaths…
Penticton outreach volunteers save overdosing woman’s life
Staff with a Penticton non-profit organization that aims to help the city's vulnerable population helped…
Premier Horgan wants new national sick leave program to be followed by federal approach to opioid crisis
Premier John Horgan praised the federal government’s new $19 billion Safe Restart Program today, in…
Kamloops toddler finds baggie of purple drugs in park; mom manages to avert danger
An 11-month-old was playing at a Kamloops park this weekend when they came upon a…
Kelowna mom joins call for daily overdose numbers in B.C.
When B.C.’s top doctor was moved to tears while announcing the recent spike in overdose…
Deadly street drug combination threatening lives in B.C.
As drug overdose deaths continue to rise in B.C., the Northern Health region has put…