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North Okanagan pilot project brings methadone, suboxone into RCMP cells
VERNON – Detainees at Vernon’s police detachment will soon be able to get more help…
New report sheds light on who is dying in opioid crisis
A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service dives into much more detail about drug…
The heartbreaking reasons many B.C. children with addictions aren’t getting help
'I CAN'T AFFORD TREATMENT FOR MY DAUGHTER… IT'S NOT FAIR: ONLY PEOPLE WITH MONEY CAN…
Residential treatment in the Interior has actually declined through the overdose crisis
“WE HAVE KIDS DYING. KIDS WE KNOW, THAT WE'VE HELD HERE, AND THEY'RE DYING BECAUSE…
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…
Why this Kamloops mom is fighting to get her daughter back behind bars
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – As Laurel Smith sits on the back porch at her home…
Penticton pharmacy buys used needles, offers safe space for drug addicts
PENTICTON – A Penticton drug store is doing what it can to reduce the hazards…
Kamloops addiction centre turns to drug users for new ways to tackle overdose crisis
KAMLOOPS – The Phoenix Centre in Kamloops is looking to survey 300 people who have…
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…
iN GRAPHICS: Why you should still pay attention to the overdose crisis
You've seen the headlines, you've known for a long time we have an overdose crisis…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives
Social service agencies in six Interior cities will be offering drug-testing strips for users. It's…
Vernon shelter believes safe drug use area would reduce overdoses, discarded needles
VERNON – With no supervised drug consumption site currently available in Vernon, one local agency…
Vernon council hears details of local opioid overdose crisis
VERNON – Interior Health has the second highest death rate in the province when it…
B.C. Coroner recommends much closer regulation, control of drug treatment centres during opioid crisis
Closer regulation and control of drug and alcohol recovery houses and rehabilitation centres, as well…