Vancouver’s supervised-injection site sees unusually high number of overdoses
VANCOUVER — Drug overdoses have spiked this week at Vancouver’s supervised-injection site as workers report noticing an unknown substance has appeared on the streets.
There were 26 overdoses in an around Insite over the two days between Tuesday and Thursday mornings, almost half of which took place during a 24-hour period beginning Wednesday morning.
“The staff that have been responding to the overdoses in the injection room are noticing that there’s a substance that is quite different in characteristics that they haven’t seen before,” said Neil Arao, a manager at Insite.
“They’re saying it’s more beige in colour and more of a fine powder.”