Mayors join finance minister to discuss, share feedback on landmark tax

BC Gov News

December 19, 2024 at 1:16 pm  BC, News, Politics, Provincial

Backgrounders

  • The Opioid Treatment Access (OTA) Line, launched in August 2024, is a virtual health phone service (1 833 804-8111), available seven days a week between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., that people in B.C. can call to receive same-day, same-call access to opioid agonist treatment (OAT). 
  • The Opioid Treatment Access Line makes it faster and easier to access life-saving medication that prevents withdrawal symptoms and reduces the risk of overdose, and to get connected to support that same day.
  • In 2024, more than 200 publicly funded addiction treatment beds were created, including detox, treatment, and recovery.
  • Overdose prevention services remain one of the best options for people to use drugs  and to get lifesaving aid when needed.
  • As of October 2024, B.C. had 43 sites that served clients with either overdose prevention or supervised consumption services in the province that month (26 of which provide clients an option for supervised smoking/inhalation of illicit drugs).
  • From January 2017 until the end of October 2024, there have been approximately 5.3 million visits to overdose prevention and supervised consumption services.
  • People who use drugs should always aim to have their drugs checked for free at a drug checking site, use their drugs with another person and have a naloxone kit nearby in case of an overdose. 
  • There are 128 sites throughout B.C. where people can access drug checking, either through an on-site device (59 sites) or via off-site testing (69 sites).
  • The Lifeguard App is also available, which will dispatch emergency services to your location, if the app’s alarm is not cancelled within a set timeframe after activation.

View the full article from the original source

No conversations yet

Activity Stream

Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:53 pmKamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Sensory Friendly Screenings – The Kamloops Film Society
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 12:13 pmKamloops Film Society posted on their blog: SUMMER CAMP! – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 1:26 pmKamloops Film Society posted on their blog: Cinema Passport | JULY – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 8:00 amDavid Suzuki posted on their blog: As the world burns, the powerful deny and delay
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 11:44 amKamloops Film Society posted on their blog:  Summer Camp!  – The Kamloops Film Society
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 8:00 amDavid Suzuki posted on their blog: What the fungal networks can teach us
Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 8:00 amDavid Suzuki posted on their blog: LNG poses risky bet for pension funds
Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 8:00 amDavid Suzuki posted on their blog: Attacks on energy transition are attacks on workers
Full Stream
No items found