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Vancouver Island Construction Association scores kudos for substance-use program

Mark Brennae
March 25, 2024

“You get stuck in maybe a mindset or a way of thinking like ‘Well, if I take this substance, I’ll be able to get through the day,’” says one construction worker.

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What to do if you are helping a stranger who is overdosing

Mark Brennae
December 13, 2023

It seems simple, but in the heat of the moment, would you know what to do?

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Text alerts about Island toxic drugs signals deepening crisis, but not an informative tool: experts

By Brishti Basu
December 21, 2022

A dashboard that would tell people what street drugs are being sold each week is in the works, but stalled by lack of funding

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Death toll in Victoria’s toxic drug crisis continues to rise, with safe supply still missing

By Brishti Basu
September 17, 2022

A local outreach worker says the past month has been particularly deadly for the city’s most vulnerable populations

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Victorians rally for safe supply, detox beds after two-week spike in toxic drug deaths

By Brishti Basu
September 1, 2022

Five people in Victoria died in the week of Aug. 14, joining over 10,000 who have lost their lives to the drug poisoning crisis since 2016.

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Meet the Rig Diggers: Current and former addicts who collect used needles in Victoria

By Anna J. James
September 2, 2020

They usually find eight per shift. Last week they broke a record.