On April 14, 2016, BC's Provincial Health Officer declared a provincial health emergency in response the dramatic increase in toxic drug poisoning deaths. Since that

Dr. Lindsey Richardson is a Research Scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use and an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the

Dr. Andrew Ivsins is a Research Scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University

Dr. Kora DeBeck is a Research Scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use and Distinguished Professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon

Every year on August 31, Overdose Awareness Day reminds us of the immense loss of life due to the toxic drug poisoning crisis. We mark