BC Drug Crisis
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‘Critically important’: B.C. needs safe places to inhale drugs, coroner saysNearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs.Health10 hours
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Dr. Bonnie Henry urges patience as delegates vote on drug crisis resolutions this weekHenry says decriminalization is meant to remove the label from drug users to promote safer use and to save lives.HealthSep 18
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City of Campbell River bans all drug use on public propertyCouncil approved the bylaw just days before B.C.'s three-year decriminalization trial came into effect. Those caught using drugs in public places could face a $200 fine.HealthFeb 2
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‘It is hell on earth’: Federal Conservative leader on how B.C. is managing its drug crisisAccording to the B.C. Coroners Service, there were 529 deaths from illicit drugs in the province in 2015. That number rose to 2,272 in 2022.PoliticsFeb 1
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B.C. toxic drug deaths double since 2016Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016.HealthSep 15, 2022
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Calls to make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schoolsWhen a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure.HealthSep 6, 2022
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Long waitlists for treatment forces families to go to extreme lengths during B.C’s toxic drug crisisAccording to B.C’s Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, there are 3,203 adult and youth funded community substance use beds across the province.HealthJun 3, 2022
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Illicit drug deaths January third-highest ever recorded in B.C.The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January.HealthMar 12, 2022
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B.C. adds $10.5 million for overdose prevention sites, outreach teamsThe funding will be used to open 17 new supervised consumption services and 12 new inhalation services.HealthAug 4, 2020
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