Drug deaths are finally falling—but the cause may be far outside of U.S. policy makers’ control. By Charles Fein Leiman from the Atlantic – read source article For two decades, the United States and Canada have struggled with a drug epidemic. From 2003 to 2022, annual overdose deaths in the United States rose from less […]
‘It’s atrocious out here:’ advocates continue pushing for permanent Oceanside winter shelter By Jordan Davidson – Nanaimo News Now – read the source article here Jan 9, 2026 Another winter without a full-time shelter for the unhoused in Oceanside is well underway. Oceanside Homelessness Task Force chair Shayla Day and other […]
by ANDREA WOO for the Globe and Mail – Read the source article VANCOUVER B.C. Premier David Eby says public drug use will not be permitted when the province’s contentious decriminalization trial comes up for renewal at the end of this month. But it remains to be seen whether his government will seek […]
As the effects of the toxic drug crisis become an intrinsic part of health care, nurses on Vancouver Island are having to adapt to what that means for keeping patients healthy. – by Jessica Durling, Black Press. Read the source article here – On Dec. 2, Vancouver Island University fourth-year […]
From CityNews, By Charles Brockman. Read the source article British Columbia’s health minister has announced that the province is changing its Prescribed Alternatives Program to a witnessed model, in which users will be watched as they consume the drugs. Minister Josie Osborne says the “significant” change to end the take-home model […]
For families, the tragedy of opioids is beyond measure. For Canada, the cost is tens of billions in lost productivity, a Globe analysis finds – by Jason Kirby @ The Globe and Mail – Read the source article On the evening of Aug. 5, Michael Fairchild left his brother’s home […]
Shelter will run 24/7 from Nov. 16 to March 31 – From Ladysmith Chronicle – read the source article here Funding is in place that will see a temporary winter shelter set up at the site of the former Ramada Inn, located at 140 Trans-Canada Hwy. The Cowichan Valley Regional […]
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24. – Click here to read the original article on Euan Thomson’s Drug Data Decoded
Ministry of Health says there have not been any cuts to the program by Maryse Zeidler · CBC News – Read the source article B.C.’s Ministry of Health is ordering the Island Health Authority to reinstate key staff positions for a youth mental health program. The directive came after several […]
The federal government has promised more than $4.3 million to help support six groups that are trying to tackle the drug crisis on Vancouver Island. by Adam Chan, Chek News – Read the source article The lionshare of that total, at just more than $2 million, is going towards SOLID […]
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