The timing coincides with the city's closure of a drug overdose prevention site deemed a 'nuisance property' and shut down.
Posted: Mar. 6, 2023 6:21PMA Nanaimo doctor is sounding the alarm over a spike in overdose-related deaths on central Vancouver Island.
“When NANDU first closed, there were about seven people that overdosed. The closure of NANDU and the new things they’re adding to drugs…It’s been really hard lately. I’ve had six or seven close friends die in the past month. Double that, for acquaintances.” Also contributing to the possible spike in fatal overdoses are local dealers cutting in relatively new drugs like xylazine, known as “train,” putting users into what Dr. Forrest calls delirium.
“Simply trying to alert the drug-using community. That’s not stopping the use, that’s not stopping the death,” said Forrest. “This goes beyond public health. I think the only solution right now is to have some sort of safer drug supply.”
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