Opioid Crisis

Mothers of Okanagan fentanyl victims get Drug Overdose Awareness Day
KELOWNA – The mom of a Kelowna man who died of fentanyl overdose has gotten…

ASK Wellness sees upwards of 30 people a day at supervised drug site in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The customized bus that operates as the mobile drug consumption unit in Kamloops…

Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…

REVIVED: Kamloops woman saved from opioid overdose gets second chance
"We found you on the sidewalk," the paramedics told Jen as she came to. "You…

Naloxone kits could be coming to secondary schools in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Should potentially life-saving, overdose-reversing drugs be kept on hand in Central Okanagan secondary…

Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…