#Overdoses

‘Mass Death on This Scale Is Incomprehensible’ | The Tyee Overdose deaths are trending down, but BC is still in the thick of a crisis. Here’s what the data tells us.

1 week ago

"There were fewer drug poisonings, #overdoses and fatalities in 2025, compared with 2024. But #BritishColumbia is still in the midst of a brutal unregulated #toxicdrug #overdose crisis" #BC #publichealth #fentanyl thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

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@toiida.library.love.ap.brid.gy

1 week ago

more accurately described as a war on people, is to continue allowing #Overdoses to spike.

#HarmReduction #EndOverdose #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndTheWarOnDrugs #EndTheDrugWar #OverdosePrevention #PreventOverdose #HarmReductionIsHealthCare #SafeSupply #SupportNotStigma #OverdosePrevention

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toiida🌻

1 week ago

Original post on library.love

Оказывается, нью-йоркский блогер Брайан Феррари каждый год составляет гей-список умерших за минувший год порноактёров-мейлов. В посте, посвящённым смертям прошлого года 23 имени, средний медианный возраст умерших 35 лет […]

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Island Health issues toxic drug alert for Greater Victoria, Cowichan, Nanaimo - Vancouver Island Free Daily Poisonings are increasing putting people who use unregulated substances at risk

2 weeks ago

"Drug poisonings are increasing in #GreaterVictoria, #CowichanValley & #Nanaimo, warns Island Health... If someone #overdoses ...call 911 & stay with the person, give one breath every five seconds and give naloxone" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/02/27/i...

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California HCAI

@hcai-ca.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Naloxone is a key tool in reversing opioid #overdoses in the U.S. In #California, anyone can buy over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray through the state’s #CalRx program. Buy it here. https://calrxnaloxone.com

#BePrepared

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo

@0lsi.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

US Life Expectancy Broke Records in 2024, And Could Still Be Climbing NEW YORK (AP) – US life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 – the highest mark in American history.

US #LifeExpectancy reached a record 79 years in 2024 🇺🇸, as total deaths fell by about 18,000 compared to 2023. Deaths from unintentional injuries, including #overdoses, dropped more than 14% 💊⬇️, #heart-disease deaths declined again ❤️, and COVID-19 is no longer in the top 10 causes of death 🦠.

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‘Disturbing’ scenes, record overdoses, as powerful sedative hits B.C. drug supply VANCOUVER — Last weekend, frontline health workers in Trail, B.C., reported "disturbing" scenes to Dr. Karin Goodison, medical health officer with Interior Health. She said workers were finding about ...

1 month ago

"[Frontline] workers were finding about 20 people unconscious each night, “lying out in the cold in the street,” & suffering memory loss due to #overdoses ...workers with years of experience described it as the worst situation they had ever seen" #BC #medetomidine nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/01/29/b...

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More than a dozen overdoses in 24 hours linked to veterinary sedative: VicPD Fifteen non-fatal overdoses over a 24-hour period were linked to medetomidine, a veterinary sedative now being mixed with opioids like fentanyl, Victoria police said.

1 month ago

"Police and health agencies are warning of a spike in #overdoses... Fifteen non-fatal overdoses over a 24-hour period were linked to #medetomidine, a veterinary sedative now being mixed with opioids like fentanyl, #Victoria police said" #VancouverIsland #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/m...

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Jason 💙 NO KINGS DAY March 28th

@jfk74.bsky.social

1 month ago

MAGA allies thank Trump after overdoses decline — but the report tells a different story Donald Trump's allies and supporters were quick to thank the president after a new report showed that U.S. overdose deaths fell throughout the first year of the second Trump presidency, but the report...

"Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than TWO years — the longest drop in decades — but also that the decline was slowing."

#MAGA allies thank Trump after #overdoses decline — but the report tells a DIFFERENT story www.rawstory.com/trump-overdo...

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Mandragore བོད

@mandragore.bsky.social

1 month ago

#Iran's Defense Minister in a press conference:
„The rioters were distributing industrial drugs among the rioters with the aim of escalating the violence.

Some of the terrorists who were killed died of drug #overdoses during the riot.“

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California HCAI

@hcai-ca.bsky.social

2 months ago

Naloxone is a key tool in reversing opioid #overdoses in the U.S. In #California, anyone can buy over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray through the state’s #CalRx program. Buy it here. https://calrxnaloxone.com

#BePrepared

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Glen Jackson

@glenjackson.bsky.social

2 months ago

SugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi) Republicans offer nothing but lies and manipulation

Cocaine junior’s ex Kimberly Guilfoyle is lying about #drug #overdoses, manipulating a post from #JoeRogan

#TrumpCrimeFamily #TrumpDrugSyndicate
substack.com/@sugarrhi/no...

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@smartgrownup.bsky.social

2 months ago

Trump's A.G. Pam Bondi deleted social media post after being called out for falsely crediting Trump for sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths that actually occurred during Joe Biden’s presidency. ENTIRE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIES ONCE MORE TO CITIZENS. TRUMP IS A FRAUD. #StreetDrugs #Overdoses

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Secular_Girl

@wifejackson.bsky.social

2 months ago

Ex-BC Coroner Testifies about Failures to Prevent Toxic Drug Deaths | The Tyee Lawyers for DULF are arguing the compassion club had to take matters into its own hands.

Ex-BC Coroner Testifies about Failures to Prevent Toxic Drug Deaths

Experts spoke about the province’s inadequate response to the drug crisis. More than 18,752 British Columbians since 2014 have died from drug poisonings. #overdoses #bcpoli

thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

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In Juárez, a Militarized Border Makes Drug Use More Deadly Growing security deployments pose unique challenges for harm reduction groups.

3 months ago

🧵The #OverdoseEpidemic is a #PublicHealth issue, not a carceral one. The more we continue to wage a so-called " #WarOnDrugs," more accurately described as a war on people, the more people we will lose from otherwise preventable #Overdoses. We deserve more —
bit.ly/BorderHarmReduction

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Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis VANCOUVER - The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on how to prevent overdoses after it ignored multiple

3 months ago

"The former chief coroner for #BritishColumbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on how to prevent #overdoses after it ignored...recommendations to create a safer drug supply..." #BC #overdosecrisis #Canada www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/for...

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Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

3 months ago

Original post on masto.ai

JIC anyone has deluded themselves into believing his “#immigration” crackdown, or #ExtraJudicialKilings in the #Caribbean / #Pacific are actually about “#drugs” getting into the #US, or US citizens dying of #overdoses or #addiction … WAKE UP!

#Trump #Pardons #Honduran Ex-President Convicted in […]

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B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of 'urgency' from Health Canada on crisis VANCOUVER - A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of

3 months ago

"The group wanted to figure out a way to work with Health #Canada to operate the drug "compassion club," to test illicit drugs and supply high-purity substances to club members to reduce #overdoses" #Vancouver #BC #publichealth #overdose #toxicdrug www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/b-c...

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Mary Katherine Keown

@mkkeown.bsky.social

3 months ago

Most drug overdose deaths in Sudbury area happen at home, top doc says Dr. Mustafa Hirji also warned that it's drug cocktails, rather than a single drug, that have been more dangerous.

Dr. Hirji of PHSD delivered a presentation to the community services cmte this wk in which he said most #overdoses occur in private homes. While death rates are trending down, #GreaterSudbury and #NorthernOntario remain hot spots for the #opioids, drug crisis.
www.thesudburystar.com/news/most-dr...

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PubliCola

@publicola.com.web.brid.gy

3 months ago

What’s Behind the Recent Decline in Overdose Deaths in Seattle? While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes. By Andrew… The post What’s Behind the Recent Decline in Overdose Deaths in Seattle? appeared first on PubliCola.

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'Very scary': Cowichan records as many as 80 drug overdoses in single night Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone.

3 months ago

"Desperation reached dangerous levels in #Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug #overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of #naloxone" #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia cheknews.ca/very-scary-c...

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3 months ago

This year, harm reduction efforts have faced growing threats nationwide. At the same time, #Overdoses & #HealthInequities continue to rise — particularly among Black, Indigenous, Latine/x, immigrant, & LGBTQIA+/TGNCNB (trans, gender non-conforming, nonbinary) communities — & access to care becomes..

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Dangerous or life-saving? Why drug programs that stop disease are under fire. A decade after a historic HIV outbreak in Indiana, syringe programs that helped contain the crisis are at risk of disappearing due to federal funding restrictions and local opposition.

3 months ago

🧵When #HarmReduction programs close or decrease their operations, entire communities suffer & lives are further at risk from fatal #Overdoses. People who use drugs (& all people) have a right to health care. We deserve better. Read about the ongoing threats to the..
bit.ly/HarmReductionCantDisappear

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Christopher-J (aka Eustach the Wanderer)

@chrjcar.bsky.social

4 months ago

They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled bac...

As deadly drug #overdoses climbed across #Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed #opioids and, against own experts' advice, scaled back support of safe supply programs ...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Youth need a tailored message to prevent illicit drug overdoses, says Harvard prof “Many young people don’t perceive themselves as ‘people who use opioids,’ so the usual risk messages don’t land,” says Dr. Scott Hadland.

4 months ago

"An increase in #youth #overdoses shows information campaigns on risk aren’t enough to change behaviours, says a Harvard Medical School professor who [will] speak at the University of #Victoria on Tuesday about drug use & #overdose trends in youth" @uvic.ca www.timescolonist.com/local-news/y...

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Naloxone kits to be at all Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools by next fall School District 68 on its way to complying with ministry directive

5 months ago

"#Nanaimo #Ladysmith Public Schools is well on its way toward meeting a #BC education ministry directive ensuring #schools are ready to deal with heart attacks and drug #overdoses" #naloxone #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/n...

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PA Daily Herald

@padailyherald.bsky.social

5 months ago

Prince Albert Daily Herald

City renews funding for outreach team aiding residents in crisis

#AnnaDinsdale #BlakeEdwards #BryceLaewetz #mayorbillPowalinsky #MobileComplexNeedsTeam #Overdose #Overdoses #PADailyHerald #ParklandAmbulance #PrinceAlbert
paherald.sk.ca/city-renews-...

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