The BC government has released the latest overdose deaths and the numbers are staggering.
A summary shows there were 755 illicit drug overdose deaths in BC between January to November 2016 for an increase of more than 70 per cent from 2015 when there were 443 deaths.
Last November proved to be one of the deadliest months. The BC Coroners Service says there were 128 overdose deaths last month making it one of the deadliest since the fentanyl crisis began. In November 2015 there were 55 deaths.
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The number of overdose deaths in Kelowna this year has surpassed last year’s total.
The Coroners Service says, so far, there have been 40 recorded overdose deaths in Kelowna compared to only 19 the same time last year.
Overdose numbers in the Okanagan are also on a record pace.
The Coroners Service says so far, there have been 65 overdose deaths.
The same time last year, there were 42 deaths.
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