Decade of death: With 18K lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016.
#Canada #Health #BCdrugs #DrugOverdose
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769210/bc-drug-deaths-decade/

Rising drug poisonings prompt rare B.C.-wide alert over medetomidine
The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert as poisonings rise, warning that medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply.
#drug #poisoning #alert #BC #Canada #BCDrugCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641294/b-c-drug-supply-alert-medatomidine/

Rising drug poisonings prompt rare B.C.-wide alert over medetomidine
The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert as poisonings rise, warning that medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply.
#drug #poisoning #alert #BC #Canada #BCDrugCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641294/b-c-drug-supply-alert-medatomidine/

Rising drug poisonings prompt rare B.C.-wide alert over medetomidine
The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert as poisonings rise, warning that medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply.
#drug #poisoning #alert #BC #Canada #BCDrugCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641294/b-c-drug-supply-alert-medatomidine/

Rising drug poisonings prompt rare B.C.-wide alert over medetomidine
The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert as poisonings rise, warning that medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply.
#drug #poisoning #alert #BC #Canada #BCDrugCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/11641294/b-c-drug-supply-alert-medatomidine/

Death of 18-year-old UVIC student from fentanyl prompts B.C. government to act
The story of an 18-year-old UVIC student, Sidney McIntyre-Starko, who died in January of fentanyl poisoning has prompted the provincial government to announce changes.
#globalnews #Health #BCDrugCrisis #OverdoseCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10513357/18-year-old-uvic-student-fentanyl-poisoning-government-changes/

Death of 18-year-old UVIC student from fentanyl prompts B.C. government to act
The story of an 18-year-old UVIC student, Sidney McIntyre-Starko, who died in January of fentanyl poisoning has prompted the provincial government to announce changes.
#globalnews #Health #BCDrugCrisis #OverdoseCrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10513357/18-year-old-uvic-student-fentanyl-poisoning-government-changes/

Drug use in B.C.’s hospitals sparks feisty debate in the legislature
The Official Opposition, B.C. United, called out the government over a string of stories about illegal drug use in hospitals, with users allowed to leave their beds.
#globalnews #Health #Politics #BCDrugCrisis #BCdrugdecriminalization
https://globalnews.ca/news/10418240/drug-use-bc-hospitals-debate-legislature/

Drug use in B.C.’s hospitals sparks feisty debate in the legislature
The Official Opposition, B.C. United, called out the government over a string of stories about illegal drug use in hospitals, with users allowed to leave their beds.
#globalnews #Health #Politics #BCDrugCrisis #BCdrugdecriminalization
https://globalnews.ca/news/10418240/drug-use-bc-hospitals-debate-legislature/

Suspected arson at Gastown condo building damages numerous suites
The building's sprinkler system extinguished the fire quickly and there was only minor fire damage but a number of units sustained water damage.
#globalnews #Crime #Fire #BCDrugCrisis #Gastownfire
https://globalnews.ca/news/10409531/gastown-fire-suspected-arson-damage/