Two new street patrols have been launched to deal with the fentanyl overdose crisis on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Vancouver Coastal Health has confirmed. The health agency announced on Friday one of the programs is an overdose prevention program developed by VANDU. While the VANDU team will operate largely on foot, the second group will work the Downtown Eastside on bicycles. (Pierre Martineau/CBC)Spikes on Bikes will be managed by PHS Community Services Society, and focus on needle recovery calls in the Downtown Eastside and Oppenheimer Park area. The bike program launched earlier this week and operates 12 hours per day, seven days per week.

Source: CBC News November 25, 2016 18:41 UTC