COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
In July, paramedics were called to 2706 overdose calls across B.C.
B.C. hits grim milestone of more than 900 deaths in first seven months of 2020
Tyler Whaley’s family weren’t notified after he died of an overdose in July
Minister Judy Darcy has said the proposed changes could help ensure the immediate safety of young people
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
131 overdoses recorded by BC Emergency Health Services on June 26
Rachel Staples’s 15-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk died in April 2018
B.C. recorded record-breaking number of fatal overdoses in May
Carina Stone lost her husband Michael in 2017 to fentanyl poisoning
More than 4,700 people have died of overdoses since B.C. declared a public health emergency in early 2016
RN has saved three people’s lives in eight months