Health officials are handing out free fentanyl-testing kits, so British Columbians can test their drugs at home, in a new pilot project to address the overdose crisis.Fentanyl, a very strong synthetic opioid, was responsible for about 87 per cent of illicit drug-overdose deaths in B.C....
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The opioid crisis continues to have a startling impact on the city of Kamloops, as 12 people have died of an illicit overdose across the first three months of 2019. According to the latest statistics from the B.C. Coroner's Services, out of overdose...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - When Allentown police found a wanted man outside what was supposed to be a...
Eight people have been arrested on federal charges in an alleged cocaine, heroin and fentanyl ring, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Three of those named in the indictment are Lackawanna residents: Felix Calderon-Valcarcel, 28; Wilmer Casiano-Perez, 25, and Yarimar Berrios Alvarado, 24. Three named in the...
BOSTON — Opioid-related overdose deaths continue to decline in Massachusetts, but in Worcester, they have jumped - increasing 21% from 80 in 2017 to 97 in 2018, according to newly-released figures from the state Department of Public Health.Statewide, the numbers dropped an estimated 4% between...
Interior Health is offering take-home drug checking kits in a new collaborative research project, with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), aiming to reduce the risk of fentanyl overdoses. “We know using...
A Kitchener mother prepares to mark the second anniversary of her teenage son’s death from an accidental opioid overdose. Zion Williams-Farrell was 14 when he took a pill that he thought was Xanax....
Essex County OPP has issued a reminder of the dangers of ingesting fentanyl in any way, even in very small quantities which can cause serious health issues including death. The warning comes after several overdoses in the county. Police say so far this year a 21-year-old Essex...