Howlett is just one of the many drug users in the Island Health authority which recorded the third highest rate of overdose deaths in the province this year at 27 per 100,000 people. The Coroners Service's report indicates that less than one per cent of drug overdose deaths in B.C. She says it's not an effective tool for drug users and she thinks it's a waste of public money. He said the app is just one of the many resources available to help drug users. Stigma of drug useEqually as critical as overdose death is the social stigma attached to drug use.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2020 19:52 UTC