Warning the Public of Multiple Drug Overdoses

Kelowna

2010-08-17 13:20 PDT

 The Kelowna and West Kelowna RCMP have attended Three calls for drug overdoses, resulting in the loss of five lives in the last nine hours.

Starting at 8:13 a.m., the BC Ambulance service advised police they were at the scene of an overdose at 800 Blk of Saucier Avenue. Officers attended, observed signs of drug use, and found a 32-year-old Kelowna Man deceased in his bed.

Since this first death, Officers in Kelowna and West Kelowna have attended two more scenes, resulting in five deaths today alone.

The RCMP are very concerned and are warning the public that more overdoses are possible and asking if you are a person who is engaged in substance use to practice safe usage.
Overdose deaths are preventable, and we have the tools we need to stop people from dying from drugs, said Cst. Mike Della-Paolera Kelowna RCMP Media Relations Officer.

• Be prepared by using a supervised consumption site
• Do not use alone; make a plan and use a buddy system
• Test it before you ingest it
• Carry Naloxone, a critical tool that reverses an overdose, should be accessible to everyone.
• Spread awareness to keep people safe.

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