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   How many people died from British Columbia's toxic drug supply?

   • Nearly 600 people died from British Columbia’s toxic drug supply in the first three months of 2023, according to preliminary data released by the B.C. Coroners Service Tuesday.

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   How many people died from toxic drugs in Vancouver?

   • Pictures of people who died due to toxic, illicit drugs at a memorial in Vancouver on International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, 2023. (Ben Nelms/CBC) The B.C. Coroners Service is reporting at least 192 deaths related to toxic drugs in March, bringing the total lives lost in the first three months of the year to at least 572.

   192 people in B.C. died due to toxic drugs in March: coroner

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   Is public use of drugs a problem in Vancouver?

   • The use of drugs in public has long been a fact of life in parts of British Columbia, particularly Vancouver. Statistics from the city’s police force show that complaints about it have fallen since the start of the pilot program, but public use appears to have spread beyond the neighborhoods where it was most common before decriminalization.

   Canada Re-Criminalizes Public Drug Use in British Columbia

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   Did Canada walk back a drug program in British Columbia?

   • Jesse Winter/Reuters The government of Canada on Tuesday walked back part of a program allowing people in British Columbia to possess small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, without fear of criminal charges.

   Canada Re-Criminalizes Public Drug Use in British Columbia

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2. www.cbc.ca › radio › ondrugsCity on drugs: the dark pull of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

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   Aug 1, 2017 · If you want to learn about drug addiction, Vancouver is a good place to start. The city has struggled with opioid abuse nearly as long as it's existed.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/07 › worldCanada Re-Criminalizes Public Drug Use in British Columbia

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   May 7, 2024 · The government of Canada on Tuesday walked back part of a program allowing people in British Columbia to possess small amounts of drugs, including heroin and cocaine, without fear of criminal...

4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/04 › worldLessons From the Front Lines of Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis

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   May 4, 2024 · Drug overdoses from toxic substances are the leading cause of death among the largest swath of British Columbia’s population, those from 10 to 59 years old. They kill more people than...

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6. www.nytimes.com › fentanyl-vancouver-drugsFentanyl From the Government? A Vancouver Experiment Aims to ...

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   Jul 26, 2022 · Fentanyl has largely displaced heroin and the opioid painkillers Dilaudid and OxyContin as the illicit drug most used in Vancouver, a shift underway throughout North America.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-68621012Success or failure? Canada's drug decriminalisation test ...

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   BBC News, Vancouver. Last year, British Columbia (BC) became the first province in Canada to decriminalise the use of hard drugs as part of its efforts to tackle a deadly opioids crisis. But...