TOXIC DRUG CRISIS

1400 Purple Flags Represent 14,000 Lives Lost in BC Since the 2016 Toxic Drug Crisis Declaration

We need to do better to end this complex and escalating worldwide health emergency

Gill McCulloch
Writers’ Blokke
Published in
2 min readApr 14, 2024

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Small purple flags planted along a tree lined, grass verge on a highway with the lights of approaching cars in the background.
Purple flags lining a stretch of Lougheed Highway linking the Tri-Cities, BC, Canada. The photo is the author’s own.

Today, April 14, 2024, is the eighth anniversary of the toxic drug crisis declaration in British Columbia…

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Gill McCulloch
Writers’ Blokke

I write about subjects and events that move me deeply and situations that make me laugh. Founder, Safe + Sound First Aid Training Ltd. gillnmcculloch@gmail.com