Opioid Crisis
Why West Kelowna and Penticton are never mentioned in overdose numbers
OKANAGAN – This is a short list you really don’t want to make. Both West…
UBCO professor looks at tropical plant as possible tool against opioid addiction
KELOWNA – A drug with the otherworldly name of kratom may be a valuable tool…
Woman behind scuttled Penticton addiction recovery centre not giving up
PENTICTON – Michelle Jansen says she’s not giving up her efforts to establish a privately…
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…
Illicit drug overdoses on the rise in the South Okanagan in 2017
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan has not been excluded from the opioid crisis in B.C.,…
Old school tool used to fight opioid overdose crisis in the Interior Health Authority
The opioid crisis that’s killing dozens of people across the Interior Health Authority is relatively…
Overdose numbers frustrating for Kelowna city councillors
KELOWNA – A clearly rattled city council heard from the Interior Health Authority Monday afternoon…
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…
McDONALD: No cure for the indifference helping to kill hundreds in B.C.
OPINION If you have never heard of Dr. Trevor Corneil, that’s OK, but I sleep…
Kelowna continues to stand out as hot spot for overdose deaths
KELOWNA – What’s with Kelowna and drug overdoses? The latest numbers from the B.C. Coroners…
Four-month check up for Interior Health’s OD RVs
Now that Health Canada will allow people to use the pill or powdered from of…
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…
Second annual Overdose Awareness Day set to go at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS – Reducing stigma and breaking down barriers for people dealing with drug addiction are…
Inaugural Kelowna event planned to remember overdose victims
KELOWNA – The first International Overdose Awareness Day is being held later this month, as…