Drug addiction

STONE – ‘Better is possible’ in doing something about B.C.’s toxic drug crisis

February 4, 2023 // 1 Comment

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson THIS WEEK, the B.C. Coroners Service released year-end numbers that showed 2,272 lives were lost to a toxic drug overdose in 2022. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drug decriminalization pilot project might be wishful thinking

February 2, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘A GOOD FIRST STEP’ is a common way many are talking about the drug decriminalization pilot program that came into effect in B.C. this [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – You’re wrong Premier Smith; B.C. will win the war on addiction

February 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF says B.C. has a “drug legalization agenda,” Premier Danielle Smith. He adds that B.C. invests in treatment on a “very small scale.” Those are [Continue]

FORSETH – Time has run out for talk; it’s time to act on B.C.’s drug crisis

November 7, 2022 // 3 Comments

February 9, 2022 (Public Safety and Solicitor General): “… Time has run out for research and discussion. It is time to take action.” Aug. 31, 2021: “On [Continue]

ADDICTION AWARENESS – Love in the Time of Fentanyl is about real people

September 1, 2022 // 1 Comment

By JACOB ROTHENBURGER Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca People living with opioid addiction are not faceless. They are real people with real histories who are worthy of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fight against drug overdoses must begin with enforcement

August 17, 2022 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY was declared by B.C.’s provincial health officer in April of 2016, it was an important step against drug [Continue]