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Uptake in overdoses in Nelson area concerns Interior Health

Interior Health is raising the red flag over the increase in overdoses in the Kootenay Boundary region, particularly in Nelson said Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Silvina Mema. Dr. Mema said between Jan. 1 and June 30 of this year, 16 individuals in the Kootenay Boundary have died from overdose, including five in June alone. He said nine of those 16 deaths were in Nelson.

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Everyone I Know and Love Is Dead

In May, 176 more people were killed by toxic drugs in BC.

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The State of Safe Supply

How is an effort to counter tainted drugs working? A Tyee explainer.

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Patients can call Northern Health virtual clinic for help

Northern Health's virtual medical clinic had been providing relief for patients seeking help for injuries, ailments, mental health issues since Nov. 2020

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``The most devastating year for First Nation people, with toxic drug crisis, says FNHA

``The most devastating year for First Nation people, with toxic drug crisis, says FNHA
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