CARBC Bulletin 15 - Every Washroom: De facto consumption sites in the epicenter of an overdose public health emergency

In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, CARBC has released a Bulletin that contains new data on the overdose emergency in British Columbia and calls for the government to take immediate action to implement a comprehensive harm reduction plan, including supervised consumption services.

For the UVic Media Release and media kit concerning this Bulletin, please click here

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Media Coverage of the Bulletin:

• Globe and Mail BC Op-Ed: "Washroom overdoses call for action in Victoria"
• CBC BC article: "Washrooms top choice for drug use in Victoria, study finds"
• Globe and Mail BC: "Drug users increasingly turning to B.C. social-service site bathrooms"
• CHEK news (with video): "UVic report indicates drug addicts overdosing in washrooms"
• Victoria Times Colonist: "Spike in drug deaths drives push for safer sites"
• CFAX1070 radio interview with CARBC's Bruce Wallace
• CBC BC Almanac radio show with CARBC's Bruce Wallace

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