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Overdose Crisis
What Kamloops, Okanagan public can expect when saving overdose victims
Earlier this year, Kamloops resident Candice Romanoff came across a man in the alley behind…
BC’s drug crisis: Why everyone talks about ‘stigma’
Is stigma something the province should be fighting when it comes to battling the drug…
Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east
The illicit drug crisis is something people in communities throughout British Columbia rub shoulders with…
More than 200 people in Thompson-Okanagan have died from toxic drugs
The four big cities in the Thompson-Okanagan region make up 10% of BC’s overdose deaths…
LESS FEAR: Decriminalization of illicit drugs in Interior Health helps users get help
It’s early days yet but an Interior Health pilot project on drug decriminalization seems to…
190 deaths from BC’s drug crisis in July
Unregulated drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in British Columbia for people aged…
Kelowna on track for new illicit drug supply death record
The BC Coroners Service says 48 people have died in Kelowna due to the unregulated drug…
Mom who lost son running across B.C. to raise awareness about safe drug supply
A mom who lost her son to an overdose will be stopping in the Okanagan…
5 deaths reported in one day in Central Okanagan due to overdoses
Five people in the Central Okanagan have died due to overdoses, prompting the RCMP to…
Death toll from toxic illicit drug supply in Okanagan, Kamloops continues to climb
The toxic illicit drug supply in the Okanagan and Similkameen was responsible for 26 deaths…
Former West Kelowna Warrior remembered as kind-hearted, funny
A former West Kelowna Warriors player is being remembered as a kind-hearted person who included…
Former West Kelowna Warriors player dies from overdose
A former member of the West Kelowna Warriors died from an “apparent overdose,” according to…
Kamloops leads B.C. Interior in overdose deaths
Kamloops and Kelowna are the deadliest cities in the B.C. Interior when it comes to…
Deadly veterinary drug from Ontario now in Interior Health
A drug alert has been issued for the entire Interior Health region, warning of a veterinary…
B.C. on track to lose record number of people to toxic illicit drug supply
The province is reporting a record number of overdose deaths this year so far, with…
Online survey on stigma around drug use launched in Kamloops
Social stigma has been identified as one of the major contributing factors in unintentional illicit…
Dark web fentanyl linked to U.S. sailor deaths came from B.C.
A B.C. man was indicted on federal charges in the U.S. for allegedly operating an…
Toxic drug supply found in Penticton
A drug alert has been issued for Penticton after a drug found in the city…
B.C. sees slight decrease in deaths from poisoned illicit drug supply
The number of overdose deaths in the province has decreased compared to the same time…
‘Living a nightmare’: North Okanagan mom grieves 15-year-old son’s overdose death
In early April, Donna Gregersen's 15-year-old son died in a house in Enderby. While a…
New Kamloops safe injection site in same location as recovery centre
Plans are in the works for a supervised drug consumption site to move from its…
Toxic drug crisis in B.C. claims 37 lives in Interior Health: coroner
Eleven people in Kamloops died as a result of a poisoned illicit drug supply in…
Ray of hope, big step forward for men’s recovery house in Kamloops
A men’s addiction recovery centre in Kamloops recently received some encouraging news. After a long…
‘We want attention’: Moms Stop the Harm holding overdose crisis rally in Kamloops
Kamloops residents are being called to bring signs and noisemakers to a rally this week…