Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s overdose crisis — fuelled by increasingly toxic street drugs and compounded by COVID-19 — is going into overdrive, and youth are particularly vulnerable, researchers say.
Continue reading Cannabis may help address Canada’s overdose crisisBy Moira Wyton, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Vancouver could become the first Canadian city to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs in an effort to prevent increasing numbers of overdose deaths.
Continue reading Will Vancouver be the first Canadian city to decriminalize drugs?National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Fatal drug overdoses are on the rise in B.C., with more than three people dying every day during dual health emergencies, new data from the BC Coroners Service indicates.
Continue reading Fatal Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise
