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
Illicit drug overdose deaths are a serious problem throughout British Columbia
‘We have an obligation to listen to the people who are actually doing this work, and then respond’
Since 2016, the province has lost 7,700 people to toxic drug poisonings
July has brought the death toll for the year to 1,204 deaths
Pledge comes in the wake of revelation funding and supplies had dried up in multiple locations
Three Greater Victoria departments say their funding has dried up, unclear if other forces affected
Health Canada spokesman Mark Johnson said that Justice Canada is reviewing the claim
The event honoured the families and those lives lost to illicit drug overdoses
Across the province, illicit drug toxicity death rates remain high for all health authorities
Program to include prescription fentanyl patches, as well as injectable and tablet forms of hydromorphone
At least 21,174 people have died from apparent opioid toxicity between 2016 and 2020
At least 176 people fatally overdosed, or roughly 11 deaths every two days
Naloxone training one of many ways to help folks closest to unseen population of opioid users
There have been 279 overdose calls in Penticton so far in 2021
Kennedy Stewart says a federal election could see the small window of opportunity close on the city’s bid for an exemption from criminal provisions on simple possession of small amounts of drugs
Roughly $56 million, as part of the 2021 provincial budget, will be used to launch the teams
Wednesday’s calls included 48 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and 51 in Fraser Health
