opioids

Kamloops addiction centre wants to hear from more drug users
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops addiction treatment centre is halfway to their goal of collecting 300…

Former baseball hopeful developed addiction after sports surgery; convicted for drug trafficking in North Okanagan
VERNON – A former baseball player with a scholarship to a U.S. college was handed…

Kamloops council concerned with Interior Health hesitancy to support needle buyback
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health's lack of support for needle buyback programs was a hot topic…

Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…

Two more overdose deaths as Interior Health repeats drug use warning
Two more overdose deaths have been added to seven reported on Friday by the Interior…

A drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl is in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A synthetic opioid nearly 100 times more potent than fentanyl has shown up…