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Drug alert issued for Cranbrook area

Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the Cranbrook area, warning about a high risk of fatal overdose. Multiple samples of down with high…

Almost 200 lost to illicit drugs in B.C. in May

Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) confirms that toxic illicit drugs claimed the lives of at least 195 British Columbians this past…

Drug warning issued for Cranbrook area

Ankors Education – East Kootenay has issued a drug warning for the Cranbrook area. A drug being sold as ‘Down’ contains high concentrations of Fentanyl…

Urgent drug alert issued by IH for entire region

Interior Health (IH) this afternoon issued a region-wide drug alert warning of extreme levels of fentanyl and benzodiazepine found in drugs across the IH region….

22 regional lives claimed by toxic illicit drugs in 2021

The toxic illicit drug supply claimed the lives of at least 2,224 British Columbians in 2021, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners…

Illicit drugs claim lives of 176 British Columbians in April

Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms at least 176 British Columbians were lost to toxic illicit drugs in April, bringing the total…

Drug toxicity deaths keep surpassing records in B.C.

In the midst of dual public health emergencies, the BC Coroners Service continues to urge extreme caution due to the increasingly toxic illicit drug supply…