In 2023, Vancouver decriminalised the possession ... The rollback of the trial essentially made it a crime to use drugs in most public spaces, giving police the power to once again seize drugs ...

British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes ...

A Campbell River-area First Nation has declared a state of emergency in response to the “escalating” opioid crisis in the ...

PreVenture, a drug prevention program that began in Montreal, has been found to reduce the risk of substance use disorders in teens by offering them tools and strategies to cope with personality ...

The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, is aimed at helping clinicians and others decide when involuntary admission is appropriate for people with both ...

Island Health says an increase in drug poisonings in the Greater Victoria area has led to an overdose advisory being issued for the region this week.

In 2019, the Vancouver City Council released a Safe ... The rollback of the trial essentially made it a crime to use drugs in most public spaces, giving police the power to once again seize ...

Analysis from Vancouver city staff shows the city continues ... to deliver a more proportional response to homelessness, drug use and mental health issues. The push for other municipalities ...

VICTORIA — The New Democrats halted the free and easy distribution of safer-supply drugs this week after two ... “We are requiring that the use of prescribed alternatives must be witnessed ...

We expect to share more details about the project, including the overall funding breakdown and construction schedule, very ...

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness.