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'Urgency of our efforts': Overdose death of UVic student has led to safety changes at Ontario schools
Breadcrumb Trail Links Health Local Health News Local News Ontario Education ministry tells universities and colleges to update overdose prevention policies after Sidney McIntyre-Starko’s death. Published Jul 13, 2024 • Last updated…
'Getting support': New app offers B.C. construction workers overdose prevention tools
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Local Business Business Health Canada-funded app provides info and resources for labourers, the hardest-hit sector in the toxic drug crisis Published Jun 27, 2024…
UVic promises 89 naloxone boxes, training for 3,000 students following overdose death
Breadcrumb Trail Links Parenting News Local News Local Health Life Health Five months after the preventable death of student Sidney McIntryre-Starko, UVic will make supplies to reverse overdoses available in campus dorms…
Post-secondary minister demands answers in stinging letter to UVic following overdose death
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Health Health Post-Secondary Minister Lisa Beare penned a biting letter to UVic’s board chair, demanding action after the overdose death of an 18-year-old student Published…
B.C. promising changes after preventable overdose death of University of Victoria student
Breadcrumb Trail Links Parenting News Local News Local Health Life Health More nasal naloxone, CPR training in high schools, changes on post-secondary campuses are being promised — but timelines and details not…
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….