Vancouver drag performers want you to learn how to save a life (VIDEO)

Vancouver drag performers want you to know how to save a life.

Members of the city’s drag community gathered at a St. John Ambulance session for opioid overdose response training and they are encouraging others to do the same.

“We want people to know that four people a day are dying here in BC,” said drag queen Gloria Hole.

“We want you to know that you can get your lifesaving training at St. John Ambulance so you can get out and save a life.”

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• Vancouver had more than one fatal overdose per day in 2018

According to a recent report from the BC Coroners Service, 382 people died from an overdose in Vancouver last year, compared with 376 people in 2017.

If you want to learn how to save a life like these queens, St. John Ambulance is offering free Opioid Overdose Response Training course to the public until March 31.

Visit the St. John Ambulance website for more information and to sign up.