Student's Fentanyl Overdose Death Review

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Student "likely would not have died" if UVic staff acted differently: report

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Report: University of Victoria staff failed to provide basic medical response that could have saved Sidney McIntyre-Starko's life.

Report by Bob Rich , a lawyer and retired Abbotsford police chief, says response was not well co-ordinated or thought out.

UVic has since done “substantial work” to reduce risk of overdoses on campus, report says.

Report: More work needs to be done to protect students in midst of B.C. overdose crisis.

Report: Students knew about fentanyl but thought they’d be safe using the drugs together.

UVic didn’t mention concerns raised by the campus security director of “a noted increase” in overdoses on campus, report says.

Report: 80 per cent of illegal drugs are contaminated with fentanyl and can cause overdoses.

In response to Sidney ’s case, the province has promised a long list of changes at universities and colleges, secondary schools, and in the health system. A coroner’s inquest begins April 28 ..

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