heraldscotland26d
The lessons we can learn from Vancouver drug consumption room
Now, Vancouver has a poisoned drug crisis ... “You just have to look at the drug death-related statistics in Scotland. The areas with the highest deprivation levels are often the areas with ...
The Vancouver Sun21d
This Day in History: The 1896 war on drugs in Vancouver wasn't what you think
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 ...
The Columbian3d
Vancouver Housing Authority added more security cameras, sped up eviction process for problem tenants
The passageway between The Pacific and The Meridian apartment complexes was tranquil on a recent afternoon — a stark contrast ...
The Vancouver Sun11d
B.C. organized crime expanding export of fentanyl and other drugs
But the number of synthetic drug super labs has been increasing in Canada and specifically in B.C. The latest report from the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada noted that the number of ...
The Georgia Straight8y
Skirting drug laws, Vancouver social-housing operators create consumption rooms for tenants who fear fentanyl
He shared statistics with the Straight detailing ... In October 2016, PHS staff working in the nonprofit’s Vancouver housing sites responded to 168 drug overdoses. In November, that number ...
The Georgia Straight7y
UBC researchers find 100 percent of study participants using illicit opioids test positive for fentanyl
In addition, Vancouver Coastal Health ... For nonopioid drugs (methamphetamine and cocaine, for example), that number was 65 percent. In one capacity or another, Travis Lupick has been associated ...