This review described the racial profiling and prejudice experienced by Indigenous peoples at the point of care in all regions of B.C., and how this results in poor health services and negatively impacts their health and wellness outcomes. The review report was entitled In Plain Sight because this problem is well-known throughout the health-care system, and clearly evident from the data examined. This problem is also “in plain sight” to all of us witnessing the racism unleashed upon Indigenous communities that like all of humanity are grappling with the impacts and outbreaks of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Racist commentary and abuse have been directed toward Indigenous peoples, who have been wrongly targeted as responsible for transmission of the disease.
Northern Health says Illicit Benzodiazepines contaminating street drugs
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Northern Health and the First Nations Health Authority are urging residents using or considering using drugs to take steps to prevent overdose.
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According to the health authority, street drugs contaminated with illicit benzodiazepines continue to circulate in our region.
“It just depresses the system even more compared to when both benzos and opioids are taken separate. When benzos are contaminated with opioids we are finding that people are much harder to rouse or need more naloxone when there is an overdose,” said Dr. Rakel Kling, Medical Health Officer.
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Dr. Shannon McDonald, the acting chief medical officer of the First Nations Health Authority, said 600 infections in B.C. First Nations are still active, and 32 people from Indigenous communities have died of coronavirus.