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Sunshine Earth Labs Media Statement

‍The crisis of overdose deaths in British Columbia is a multifaceted and complex issue. British Columbia has taken a pioneering role in addressing this crisis by establishing the first supervised injection sites in North America, implementing widespread access to opiate replacement therapy, making safer supply available through physicians, and decriminalizing the possession of small quantities … Continued

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Cocaine use rising in Canada, new data suggests, as researchers link stimulants to drug deaths

StatsCan report shows overall rise in wastewater levels Lauren Pelley · CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2023 1:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: 10 hours ago More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the trend is contributing to a high percentage of drug-related deaths. In most municipalities studied, cocaine levels … Continued

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Illicit drugs killing First Nations people at 5 times the rate of B.C.’s general population

Brenna Owen · The Canadian Press Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues “unabated,” nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergency, said the top doctor for the First Nations Health Authority. Dr. Nel Wieman, the acting … Continued

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Mythbusting with Sunshine Labs

Innovative solutions are crucial to addressing the complex challenges surrounding the overdose crisis, and Sunshine Labs hopes to be a beacon of evidence-based progress in the area of Safer Supply. However, There are some misconceptions about us that we want to acknowledge and clarify. In this article, we will challenge these myths, shedding light on … Continued

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