91裸聊视频淭ragic. Outrageous. Phenomenally sad.91裸聊视频�
Those are the words that Dr. Trevor Corneil used to describe the continually rising number of overdose deaths in Kelowna.
According to the most recent statistics from the BC Coroner91裸聊视频檚 office, the total number of fatalities rose to 32 in April. That means this city is well on a path to reaching over 100 deaths by the end of the year, which is more than double the number of deaths in 2016.
And by Corneil91裸聊视频檚 estimates, that means one of every 20 illicit drug users in Kelowna is on a path toward death.
91裸聊视频淚t really speaks to the stigma that surrounds drug use 91裸聊视频� we (at Interior Health) have really gone out of our way to do what we can in this emergency,91裸聊视频� he said.
Despite all those efforts, they91裸聊视频檙e not seeing the results that would accompany a push to end lung disease or something similar.
91裸聊视频淲e are not seeing the reaction 91裸聊视频� we need the public to understand that people who use drugs are people and one-in-20 (drug users) dying in Kelowna is not acceptable.91裸聊视频�
Thus far, the effort to slow the overdose death toll has included rolling out mobile OD prevention units, making take-home naloxone kits accessible and providing more substance use treatment for those residents at highest risk of an OD event.
Going forward, however, Corneil said that the most needed expenditure will be in the area of recovery treatment.
The question that lingers, however, is how government funding will roll out.
91裸聊视频淎s a health authority we are moving ahead anyway on this file,91裸聊视频� the said. 91裸聊视频淭his is a crisis. This is an emergency. We will spend what we are able to spend.91裸聊视频�
The spending 91裸聊视频渆nvelope91裸聊视频� that may exist in nine months, however, may look different depending on the government in power.
91裸聊视频�(All three parties) have made it clear that mental health and substance use are areas they want to focus on 91裸聊视频� but the question I have is 91裸聊视频榟ow much?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� said Corneil.
91裸聊视频淚 need to see at the end of the day how much we as a society, are willing to invest in treatment. That91裸聊视频檚 our biggest gap now.
Every health authority needs more base funding to support those one in 200 persons who use.91裸聊视频�
