According to BC Coroners’ Service, in 2016 there were 914 apparent illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia. This is a 79.2% increase in the number of overdose deaths compared to 2015. Fentanyl appears to account largely for this increase, as the number of overdose deaths […]
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This week’s guest blog submission is from a Youth Worker at Family Services of Greater Vancouver’s youth detox. She describes her role, and shares some of her experiences, challenges, and rewards as a youth worker. I am a Youth Worker at Directions Youth Detox, one of Family […]
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Fentanyl Deaths in Recreational Users Spark Concern North Vancouver couple Hardy and Amelia Leighton, found dead in their home on July 20, died after ingesting toxic levels of fentanyl, a powerful pain killer blamed for more than 75 deaths in BC last year. Their deaths leave their […]
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