Tyler Whaley’s family weren’t notified after he died of an overdose in July
Expert says there is misconception prescribed medication is safe to take
For second consecutive month, province records highest number of overdose deaths
Minister Judy Darcy has said the proposed changes could help ensure the immediate safety of young people
‘If the numbers were reversed … there would be outrage’
A record 175 people died in June of illicit-drug overdoses
131 overdoses recorded by BC Emergency Health Services on June 26
Rachel Staples’s 15-year-old son Elliot Eurchuk died in April 2018
B.C. recorded record-breaking number of fatal overdoses in May
Carina Stone lost her husband Michael in 2017 to fentanyl poisoning
‘Unintended consequences’ of pandemic, stronger drug supply play role in fatal overdoses
More than 4,700 people have died of overdoses since B.C. declared a public health emergency in early 2016
RN has saved three people’s lives in eight months