Fighting the overdose crisis in BC
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 22/09/2016

British Columbia continues to take action to reduce overdose deaths.

Public Safety Minister Mike Morris and Health Minister Terry Lake unveiled a new part of a public awareness campaign, announced the de-scheduling of naloxone, and provided an update of the actions to-date on the provincial overdose response. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe also provided an update on the latest statistics on illicit drug deaths.

The province released the first in a series of video public service announcements, which will appear in a range of media in the coming weeks. The videos are part of a public awareness campaign, which launched Aug. 31, 2016, and also includes a social media advertising campaign and a website at: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/overdose