Article content The B.C. government has appointed a chief scientific adviser to address the growing number of people who are brain injured after an overdose, while also managing mental illness and drug…
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Are students safe on B.C. university, college campuses during the toxic drug crisis?
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health Every B.C. university and college sets its own policy for naloxone availability and emergency response. Experts say policies should be better regulated to…
Overdose crisis: A generation of B.C. children are losing their parents
Breadcrumb Trail Links Parenting News Local News Local Health Life Health Family & Child Abby Bocking-Reid was just seven when her father fatally overdosed. She struggled to get help for her grief….
Opinion: Amid Canada's mental health care crisis, it's time to prioritize universal access to medication
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Op-Ed Health Opinion: First phase of proposed national pharmacare legislation doesn’t include medicines for mental illness. Will Canadians living with mental illness continue to be marginalized in future…
Exclusive: During a toxic drug crisis, health authority is closing unique facility for Vancouver area youth with addictions
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health Vulnerable youth recovered for three weeks and reconnected with school at North Vancouver’s unique Carlile Centre, which shuts down March 15. Published Feb…