Kelowna General Hospital will be lit up in purple for International Overdose Awareness Day.
KGHsa国际传媒檚 pedestrian bridge link will be lit up to mark the day meant to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and recognize the grief felt by those who have lost a loved one as a result of a drug overdose.
sa国际传媒淚n 2016, there were at least 2,946 apparent opioid-related deaths, with another 2,923 occurring between January and September 2017,sa国际传媒� reads the Canadian statistics section.
sa国际传媒淭hese reports do not include deaths caused by drugs other than opioids, so the total number of drug-induced deaths will be somewhat higher.sa国际传媒�
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