With files from Ashley Wadhwani, Katya Slepian and Paula us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. READ MORE: Kelowna overdose deaths 4th-highest in B.C. “These people don’t deserve to die … Understanding that these moms here have lost a child,” she said. She added that she hopes that people walked away from the event with a sense of compassion. “It’s a short-term fix and we still need to create systems of recovery and treatment, concurrent care for mental health and substance use,” she said. Jennens said that the solution to the overdose epidemic is decriminalization and a safe supply. “We have to continue to work towards decriminalization and reducing stigma so that we can continue to support people so that we don’t see tragedies like this in the future.” “… People who use substances deserve to be considered with the same weight as those with acute illnesses,” said Wooldridge. The strike by Japan cost 2,403 service members and civilians their lives, injured 1,178 others, and thrust the US into WWII. Wooldridge echoed Jennens’s sentiment on people suffering from addiction, calling it complicated and slippery. Today were in Hawaii to mark the 80th anniversary of the surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. “We need people we need resources like the ones that are here to assist our children.” I just want to give a heartfelt thank you for everyone being here,” said Phillip. Three years ago, he overdosed on carfentanil.
The names and pictures of 19 people who died from drug overdoses were also displayed.Īlso in attendance was Joan Phillip, the NDP candidate for Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, and Kelowna city councillor Loyal Wooldridge. Several addiction and recovery resources were on-site, such as Living Positive Resource Centre who provided naloxone training, Freedom’s Door, Celebrate Recovery, Interior Health and KCR Community Resources. People should be treated the same way as anybody else that is ill.” It’s a mental health issue and a medical disorder. “We need to raise awareness and get rid of the stigma that surrounds substance use. This event is important in telling people that,” she said. In the meantime, we need a safe supply just to save lives because a dead drug user will never recover. Until we stop that, people are gonna continue dying,” said Jennens.Īddiction, she said, is a multilayered issue that has no simple solution. on track to lose more than 2,000 people to illicit drug poisonings this year Kelowna had a total of 369 deaths caused by illicit drug toxicity from January 2011 to June 30, 2021, 25 of those coming since the beginning of this year. over the last 10 years, behind only Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria. It’s a significant sign that everything we’re doing is not making any difference,” said Helen Jennens, a member of MSTH Kelowna who lost her two sons to drug overdoses.Īccording to data from BC Coroners Service, Kelowna has the fourth-highest number of fatal overdoses in B.C. New data from the BC Coroners Service revealed that a total of 1,011 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths were recorded between January and June 2021, on pace for more than 2,000 this year. The event, organized by the Kelowna committee of Moms Stop The Harm (MSTH), coincided with International Overdose Awareness Day. 31, calling for decriminalization and an end to the stigma surrounding substance use. reported its highest-ever six-month total of overdose deaths, hundreds gathered in Kelowna’s Kerry Park on Tuesday evening, Aug. 31 for an event that honoured the families and those lives lost to illicit drug overdoses. Hundreds of people gathered at Kelowna’s Kerry Park on Aug.
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