B.C. toxic drug crisis still rages — 8 years after declaring public health emergency

Sunday marked eight years to the day since the province declared a public health emergency related to the deadly toxic drug crisis, a sombre anniversary as frontline workers in public health reflect on the more than 14,000 people who have died since.

B.C. toxic drug crisis still rages — 8 years after declaring public health emergency
A woman speaks at a mic in front of a group of people in a small room. A banner hangs above them reading 'In memory of our members who lost their lives to the drug war and war on the poor'.

Sunday marked eight years to the day since the province declared a public health emergency related to the deadly toxic drug crisis, a sombre anniversary as frontline workers in public health reflect on the more than 14,000 people who have died since.