Powdered substances are being sold as fentanyl and may contain fentanyl and benzos
Pink fentanyl and purple down discovered, both may not be responsive to Naloxone
Overdose deaths, however, are down in the city
The high court has agreed to jointly hear the appeals of two men who received stiffer penalties
Just under half of the deaths occurred in Kelowna
Himpfen enters guilty plea to possession for the purpose of trafficking
16-year-old Elliot Eurchuk died of a fentanyl overdose in 2018
BCNU president wants the federal government to do more to reduce preventable deaths
Minister Mike Farnworth says federal law doesn’t go far enough
Cocaine, crystal meth, fentanyl-laced heroin seized, plus cash
Suspected dealers took BC ferry to Island; arrest made after weeks of investigation
The opioid was the cause of 81 per cent of the 876 deaths so far this year in the province
Kelly Mitchell Hanson Loepkky is charged with trafficking heroin laced with fentanyl
Penticton’s Pathways Addiction Resource Centre is now a Naloxone Training and Distribution Centre
