International Overdose Awareness Day was commemorated in Prince Rupert with an event hosted at Git Lach M’oon, on Aug.31, with the attendance of Friendship House Association and the North Coast Transition Society. The day of recognition is a global event held on the last day of August each year. have been lost to poisoned drug supply in the past six months, Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, stated in a press release on Overdose Awareness Day. She said First Nations communities have been disproportionally impacted by overdose and are dying at a rate 5.3 times greater than other B.C. The Prince Rupert event featured harm reduction training with access to community resources and support groups for the public.

Source: thestar September 01, 2021 03:56 UTC