University of Victoria’s overdose polices didn’t ‘meet the moment’ before student’s death: report | Unpublished
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Publication Date: April 3, 2025 - 16:55

University of Victoria’s overdose polices didn’t ‘meet the moment’ before student’s death: report

April 3, 2025
There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year, but instead a report says she didn’t get the naloxone or respiratory support needed to survive.The report by former Abbotsford, B.C., police chief Bob Rich looks into the January 2024 overdose death of 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko, who used street drugs laced with fentanyl with two other students in a university residence.


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