Health officials say there’s been an increase in medetomidine — a powerful sedative used by veterinarians — showing up in unregulated drugs. When mixed with opiates like fentanyl, it can be deadly.

The BC Centre for Disease Control is warning that novel substances have been introduced to the unregulated drug supply, leading to an increase in drug poisonings.

Illegal drugs in B.C. are now even more dangerous, the BC Centre for Disease Control says. Drug poisonings are up because of ...

Both Vancouver Coastal Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control issued a drug alert on Jan. 26, citing an increase in ...

Health officials are concerned that unregulated street drugs are becoming even more dangerous as they are being mixed with ...

The CDC said some medications can also interfere with your body’s ability to regulate temperature in extreme heat, making it ...

Interior Health has issued a toxic drug overdose alert for Nelson, Trail, and the surrounding areas after service agencies warned about what they were seeing among drug users.

When agitated dementia patients wander or shout through the night, families and caregivers understandably feel the need to ...

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Essex Police say they are carrying out an investigation into the illegal distribution of drugs after a 55-year-old woman died of a potent ...

Alcohol can interact dangerously with common medications and supplements. Learn which combinations to avoid and how to reduce ...

KOCHI: Kochi’s roads are increasingly becoming a dangerous testing ground where drug use, not alcohol, is emerging as the ...