fentanyl

By Tom Eley and Clarissa Kurniawan The stories that include fentanyl usually consist of death, overdose and danger, always painting the bleak landscape that this drug has facilitated.  This is not that story.   Kevin Parker, who…

By River Kero For members of the queer community, fentanyl can pose a specific and dangerous problem with a lot of stigma. Sexualized drug use — otherwise known as “party and play” or “PnP” — is a phenomenon that is associated with…

By Hannah Mondiwa Last month, high-level fentanyl trafficker Abd’l-Malik Rhyan Loubissi-Morris was sentenced in a Kelowna courtroom to 11 years in jail by Justice Steven Wilson. But it was not his first time before a B.C. judge.…

By JACOB ARON LEUNG This story was originally published on April 6, 2023.  Eight years into B.C.’s toxic drug crisis, a youth-led organization is stepping up to inform students about overdose prevention and the dangers of fentanyl.…

By Catherine McCallum Early one spring morning in a quiet neighbourhood, a fire truck followed by an ambulance stops in front of a bungalow. Soon the fire truck and the ambulance crew leave without a patient. Within an hour, police…

By Kalvin Moses Street drugs can be tested in minutes to detect even trace amounts of potentially lethal fentanyl. There are several different technologies available to test for fentanyl, according to Kevin Hollett, associate director…

By Seth Forward and Nick Naylor Since the first fentanyl trafficker was sentenced in B.C. in 2016, there have been some major change in sentencing trends. The Voice compiled a data base of 195 sentencing decisions related to fentanyl…

By Melbah Jacob and Chris Harcourt Media coverage of the province’s toxic drug crisis has created stigma and focused too narrowly on residents of the Downtown Eastside, say B.C. residents who’ve lost loved ones. And they say that drug…

Reported by Desirée Garcia The previously unseen issue of Burnaby’s drug-overdose crisis is being put in the spotlight this month, as local social-action groups lobby to get more political and public attention brought to it. Ending the…

Maple Ridge is the only municipality in Metro Vancouver not showing an increase in fentanyl-related deaths this year.