Coroner's inquest will investigate death of UVic student who died from drug overdose, says premier

There will be a coroner’s inquest into the death of UVic student Sidney McIntyre-Starko who went into cardiac arrest following fentanyl poisoning in a UVic dorm room in January, Premier David Eby said Thursday.The final question period of the legislative session was dominated by a story about the first-year UVic student and her parents’ fight for answers, as told by Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert.

The point of the coroner’s inquest, said Eby, will be to get answers for Sidney’s family, for British Columbians, and for government. “To make sure that we’re doing all we can to prevent every death that we can in this terrible toxic drug crisis that has taken so many lives and damaged so many families.”Eby called the teen’s death “absolutely horrific” and the timeline of events as reconstructed by her family is “profoundly disturbing.

Falcon called the NDP government’s response to the overdose crisis a patchwork of half-measures and fatal inconsistencies. Falcon said more education for young people is needed “so they understand that all drugs are dangerous, and drugs can be fatal.”

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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