Overdoses happened because people didn’t know how much of a drug to take. Now, Vancouver has a poisoned drug crisis. The unregulated drug supply is laced with highly toxic substances like ...

The mayor and the police chief have announced a new task force they say will target organized crime and predatory criminals ...

But few compare to an ad taken out by J.A.L. McAlpine, “druggist and chemist,” in the Jan. 25, 1896 issue of Vancouver World. The left-hand side of the ad features the words “Drugs Drugs ...

In October 2016, PHS staff working in the nonprofit’s Vancouver housing sites responded to 168 drug overdoses. In November, that number was 183. In December, it was 252.