University response widely blamed in preventable student overdose death tragedy

April 3, 2025, 9:22 pm

In-depth coverage of a tragic University of Victoria student overdose points to systemic failures in the institution’s response and first responder training. The independent review faults inadequate protocols that may have contributed to the fatality, sparking urgent calls for institutional reform and accountability to prevent similar events in the future.


theglobeandmail.com / Overdose death of University of Victoria student student could likely have been prevented, report finds

The 123-page report describes multiple missteps by the B.C. university and first responders, including a lack of training and a failure to recognize the signs of a drug overdose

globalnews.ca / University of Victoria’s response led to student’s overdose death: report

An independent review into the death of a University of Victoria student has found multiple errors were made the night she ingested toxic drugs.


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