A Vancouver Island Medical Health Officer says work is being done to address the increase in overdose deaths on the Island.
A public health emergency was declared in B-C in April due to a spike in overdose deaths..
Courtenay’s Doctor Charmaine Enns says they have seen a steady increase in overdoses in 2016…
Enns says there are several immediate and long-term strategies that health officers are working on to address the issue, including the availability of naloxone to treat opiod overdoses.
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