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The Vancouver Police Department says there recently have been fatal overdoses believed to be tied to counterfeit Oxycodone pills.

Vancouver man held in two drug overdose deaths

The Vancouver Police Department says there recently have been fatal overdoses believed to be tied to counterfeit Oxycodone pills.

June 1, 2020, 7:49am Clark County News

A 23-year-old Vancouver man was arrested in connection with a fatal drug overdose caused by pills laced with fentanyl, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

Charlie Campbell, center, stands with his mother, Dorothy Campbell, as they talk with a worker March 6 about his father, Gene Campbell, who can be seen through a window at left, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. Charlie is nearly 13 years sober, but said he has been feeling tested due to stress from having his father now recovering from the coronavirus in a hospital. (Ted S.

Addiction recovery challenged during pandemic

Charlie Campbell, center, stands with his mother, Dorothy Campbell, as they talk with a worker March 6 about his father, Gene Campbell, who can be seen through a window at left, at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. Charlie is nearly 13 years sober, but said he has been feeling tested due to stress from having his father now recovering from the coronavirus in a hospital. (Ted S.

April 5, 2020, 6:04am Health

Charlie Campbell, nearly 13 years sober, is feeling tested today more than ever to stay that way. Read story

Jim Jensen, a manager of collaboration and learning with Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health, left, talks with Randall Brewster during an Opioid Task Force meeting at Bridgeview Resource Center in Vancouver. Jensen is the task force facilitator.

Opioid Task Force builds foundation in Clark County

Jim Jensen, a manager of collaboration and learning with Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health, left, talks with Randall Brewster during an Opioid Task Force meeting at Bridgeview Resource Center in Vancouver. Jensen is the task force facilitator.

December 2, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

The parking lot at Bridgeview Resource Center in Vancouver was full on the late November day. There were only a few available chairs at the meeting. It took more than 20 minutes for the more than 30 people to introduce themselves. Read story

A prescription Oxycodone pills.

Report on Clark County deaths tied to opioids in dispute

A prescription Oxycodone pills.

September 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Officials at Clark County Public Health are disputing a presentation given to the Vancouver City Council on Monday evening that claimed the region’s opioid-related overdoses were dropping. Read story

Vancouver resident Charles Hanset, at right, who marked two years of sobriety in June, volunteers by donating clothes and food to the homeless at the Vancouver Navigation Center, a homeless resource center.

For Vancouver man, every day is a chance to make a difference

Vancouver resident Charles Hanset, at right, who marked two years of sobriety in June, volunteers by donating clothes and food to the homeless at the Vancouver Navigation Center, a homeless resource center.

August 11, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Charles Hanset was living another day that wasn’t supposed to be, which meant he had another chance to make a difference. So he stacked seven pizza boxes in the passenger seat of his station wagon. Read story