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By SAGE SMITH Gwyn Crisp says that in a city like Vancouver struggling with a toxic drug crisis, anyone can come across a person having an overdose. Crisp, a 26-year-old Langara student, said she has witnessed two overdoses and …

By Virender Singh Dismantling the taboo around drugs for immigrant communities in South Vancouver can help prevent overdoses.  While Indigenous people continue to be disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis in North America,…

By Erin Conners While South Vancouver suffers from the worst ratio of overdose deaths to emergency calls, mobile services could be one option to help keep people alive, according to city councillor Pete Fry. Fry said he is unsure…

Three linked recovery homes for young people dealing with substance abuse issues are now open in East Vancouver but operators say there is still a huge demand for more treatment beds to prevent further overdose deaths to that generation.

Last year, one person died for every nine overdose response calls in South Vancouver, according to the City of Vancouver’s 2017 opioid crisis report. This overdose death-to-call ratio is worse than any other neighbourhood in the city.

Vancouver’s mayor and police chief say they are seeing more drug treatment services become available but want the provincial government to take more action to stop the unprecedented number of overdose deaths.