Overdose Awareness Day

Local doctor speaks on B.C.’s opioid crisis

Written by: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor   B.C. is experiencing the highest number of overdose deaths in Canada when it comes to the opioid crisis, says Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an Addiction Medicine Physician at St. Paul’s and research scientist at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.      Nolan is leading the charge at B.C.’s St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH) on addiction research. Through an email interview, she corresponded with The Peak about the state of the opioid crisis in B.C., her work on addiction research, and the work done by SPH in combating substance use.      On…

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