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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…