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26 Richmond residents died last year from suspected drug poisonings

26 Richmond residents died last year from suspected drug poisonings

BC Coroner noted 47 per cent of deaths occurred in private residences.
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Drug poisonings cluster in city centre, but occur throughout Richmond

Drug poisonings cluster in city centre, but occur throughout Richmond

Twenty people died from January to October 2023 in Richmond of suspected drug poisonings.
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Richmond councillors support involuntary care in extreme mental health, addictions cases

Richmond councillors support involuntary care in extreme mental health, addictions cases

'What we're doing now is not working:' Coun. Andy Hobbs
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Richmond schools could get opioid overdose-reversing kits

Richmond schools could get opioid overdose-reversing kits

Twenty people have died in Richmond this year of suspected toxic drug poisonings.
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Richmond support group offers safe space to mourn loved ones lost to opioid crisis

Richmond support group offers safe space to mourn loved ones lost to opioid crisis

Healing Hearts allows members to discuss their feelings in a confidential and safe environment
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Photos: Richmond overdose awareness vigil mourns record-breaking death numbers

Photos: Richmond overdose awareness vigil mourns record-breaking death numbers

B.C. recorded 1,455 toxic drug deaths within the first seven months of 2023.
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Two more lives lost in Richmond due to toxic drugs

Two more lives lost in Richmond due to toxic drugs

Forty-seven per cent of drug-poisoning deaths in B.C. happened in private residences.
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Opinion: We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem!

Opinion: We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem!

Current Richmond city councillor weighs in on the on-going drug poisoning crisis.
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Opinion: It feels like my son was murdered

Opinion: It feels like my son was murdered

The toxic drug crisis has claimed thousands of lives in B.C. including the son of Richmond News’ assistant editor Maria Rantanen.
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Adding up the billions of government dollars directed at Canada’s opioid crisis

Adding up the billions of government dollars directed at Canada’s opioid crisis

As overdose deaths climb, Glacier Media audits how much three levels of government have invested in harm reduction, prevention and treatment
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