Toxic drug death levels remain much higher than a few years ago
Health officials are calling for such programs to be widened
Moms Stop the Harm said all personal use possession needs to be decriminalized
When someone overdoses at VANDU, pups Guess and Joy are quick to alert the nearest human
A new study surveyed 738 people who use drugs and found 272 people reported worsening drug quality
What do you think of expanding the safe supply of addictive drugs in B.C.?
Canadian cities, provinces say decriminalization would help reduce stigma associated with drug use
The programs are small and have very limited capacity to prescribe a safe supply of drugs
Most fatal overdoses are linked to opioids and took place in Calgary and Edmonton
Drug overdose deaths in Alberta hit record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic
To date, British Columbia, Toronto and Vancouver have asked Ottawa for section 56 exemption request
Tanis Oldenburger of Chilliwack Overdose Prevention Society called numbers ‘atrocious, preventable’
More died last year than in any previous year on record, Coroners data shows
B.C. recorded 2,224 fatalities due to illicit drug overdoses in 2021
‘Usually, you just go to sleep… wake up later and you’re fine. But this night I wasn’t.’
The national line is one of many solutions to try to curb drug overdoses
Researchers says existing sites having positive influence on drug users’ behaviour