BC Opioid Crisis News

Facility’s services, including safe-consumption resources and drug testing, have helped save lives, city says

North and West Vancouver are not immune to opioid crisis, says medical health officer

‘And with something like the opioid crisis… the cost of a single mistake is so high’: Louise Coatta

As Whistler sets up its first-ever drug-checking site, local support workers want to open up the conversation around drug use and addiction

With city suffering dozens of deaths every year from toxic drugs, coalition combats demonization of users, calls for easier access to detox

‘When you start feeling accepted as you are, I don't think it can be overstated the impact that can have on someone's psychology,’ says the co-ordinator with the Sea to Sky Community Action Team.

From the future of the overdose prevention site, to safer supply, to shíshálh Nation’s response – here’s just some of how the Coast is coping with the crisis.