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Overdose Crisis
Kamloops and Kelowna overdose death tolls continue surge
Both Kamloops and Kelowna continued to see a high number of fatal drug overdoses in…
Penticton outreach volunteers save overdosing woman’s life
Staff with a Penticton non-profit organization that aims to help the city's vulnerable population helped…
Kamloops and Kelowna overdose death toll surpasses 2019 by August
Both Kamloops and Kelowna have now seen more people die of illegal drug overdoses in…
Overdose Awareness Day: Royal Inland Hospital lighting pedestrian walkway; Kelowna to debut Photo Voice Project
Overdose awareness day has taken on new urgency, given the recent spike of drug-related deaths.…
2020 shaping up to be deadliest year of overdose crisis in Kelowna, Kamloops
Drug overdose deaths in Kelowna, Kamloops and a number of other B.C. cities have already…
New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch
An overdose response app launched this summer has already had more than 5,000 uses and…
New overdose prevention app available in Interior Health region
The Provincial Health Services Authority has launched a new app aimed at preventing those who…
Kamloops firefighters respond to hundreds of overdose calls this year
KAMLOOPS – There’s more to the job of a firefighter than running into a burning…
Some slight hope in overdose epidemic as monthly death numbers drop in Interior Health
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You know it's bleak when the best you can say about the the…