British Columbia saw more than 100 ‘illicit toxicity deaths’ each month between March and August
Extreme concentrations a troublesome development in the ongoing opioid crisis: health officer
Users would have the option of paying $100 fines or attending new, free addiction recovery centres
Group wants to help clean up community, one street at a time
In Canada, provincial officials have pushed for victims here to be similarly compensated by Purdue
Settlement is highest-profile display yet of the feds seeking to hold a major drugmaker responsible for the opioid crisis
Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria continued to see the highest numbers of overdoses
Donna Bridgman’s son died at the age of 38 in Vancouver
Health Authority claims no other suitable site available for Wellness and Recovery Centre
Top doctors have called for increased access to a safe supply of illicit drugs to prevent deaths
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemic
Findings come as B.C. is seeing its worst stretch in history for fatal overdoses
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
The opioid overdose crisis continues to be one of the most serious public health crises
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police want policing focus of opioid crisis to be replaced with a health one
Island Health noted increase in overdose deaths last week
