Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service Monday shows that the toxic, unregulated drug supply claimed the lives of at least 211 British Columbians…
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Toxic drugs claimed 17 lives in region in 2022
Seventeen East Kootenay residents were lost to toxic drugs in 2022, among the 2,272 lives lost in the province, the BC Coroners Service reported today…
Toxic drugs claim lives of 192 British Columbians in July
The illicit drug supply in British Columbia continues to devastate communities throughout the province, with at least 192 lives lost to toxic substances in July,…
Tragic record set again by B.C.
At least 1,095 British Columbians, including seven in the East Kootenay, are believed to have been lost to the toxic drug supply between January and…
Almost 200 lost to illicit drugs in B.C. in May
Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) confirms that toxic illicit drugs claimed the lives of at least 195 British Columbians this past…
Toxic drugs continue to devastate communities
Illicit drugs continue to claim the lives of British Columbians in larger numbers than homicides, motor-vehicle incidents, drownings, deaths by suicide and fire-related deaths combined,…
At least three toxic drug deaths in region in January
At least 207 British Columbians were lost to toxic illicit drugs in January 2022, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service. Three…
Death review panel urges safer supply to reduce drug deaths
A panel of experts convened by the BC Coroners Service is calling for increased access to a safer supply of drugs and creation of an…
22 regional lives claimed by toxic illicit drugs in 2021
The toxic illicit drug supply claimed the lives of at least 2,224 British Columbians in 2021, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners…
Overdose crisis in B.C. claiming lives in record numbers
British Columbians continue to die in record numbers from an increasingly toxic and volatile illicit drug supply. The BC Coroners Service and Ministry of Public…