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Drug warning issued for Cranbrook
Ankors East Kootenay this afternoon issued a drug warning for Cranbrook. A sample sold as ‘DOWN’ in Cranbrook tested positive for Flualprazolam with heavy sedation…
Youth inform drug misuse prevention efforts working
By Erin Knutson East Kootenay Addiction Services Society (EKASS) is on the frontline of addictions outreach, prevention, education, and research in British Columbia and across…
Interior Health issues Overdose Alert
Interior Health (IH) is urging residents using or considering using drugs to reconsider or take steps to prevent overdose in the wake of a recent…
There’s no easy answers to the opioid crisis
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary I know where I was when the opioid crisis began although I didn’t know it at the time. I…
Drug 100 times stronger than Fentanyl detected here
A drug that is 100 times more powerful than Fentanyl has been detected in Cranbrook. The Cranbrook First Nations Policing Unit (FNP) has reported, through…
Overdose deaths up all over: BCCS
The number of illicit drug deaths in B.C. continues to increase each month with December numbers the highest ever recorded in a single month in…
What is Fentanyl and why has it become a problem?
By Dean Nicholson If you have a TV, radio or Internet connection it has been hard not to be aware of the concern over Fentanyl…
CFES first responders getting Narcan training
Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services (CFES) is in the process of bringing a new service to the citizens of Cranbrook that addresses the public health…
Overdose prevention program expands
As part of Interior Health’s overdose emergency response, the Take Home Naloxone program has expanded to 70 sites which includes all Interior Health emergency departments,…