Calls have nearly tripled since 2015, BCEHS says
Indigenous people in B.C. are 5 times more likely to overdose and 3 times more likely to die
Problem compounded by COVID, leaving youth struggling with boredom and restricted access to services
Death toll in B.C. for 2021 has reached 1,782
Distinguishes between street-level trafficker supporting an addiction and higher drug dealer
Chris Lamoureux about to begin studying to be peer support worker
B.C. is the first province to offer a safer supply program
As the casualties continue to mount, B.C. is calling on Ottawa to…
‘We have an obligation to listen to the people who are actually doing this work, and then respond’
Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen plans to continue lobbying for a safe drug supply
Since 2016, the province has lost 7,700 people to toxic drug poisonings
Downtown audio walking tour shares stories of those affected
EACH+EVERY pledge sees overdose training for Greater Victoria workers
83 per cent of illicit drug toxicity deaths occurred in private homes in 2019
B.C. government announces addictions treatment supports in Nanaimo, Oceanside, Tofino-Ucluelet
July has brought the death toll for the year to 1,204 deaths
Greater Victoria police reach end of provincially funded supply amid opioid pandemic
Province commits to eliminate funding gaps; Greater Victoria departments worry for current situation
Overdose awareness day designed to break stigma of drug toxicity deaths
Health Canada spokesman Mark Johnson said that Justice Canada is reviewing the claim
