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‘Absolutely devastating’: Recovering user reflects on B.C.’s worst year of the opioid crisisThe BC Coroners Service reported 201 suspected deaths from illicit drug toxicity in October — the province’s deadliest month on record.HealthDec 10, 2021
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B.C. records deadliest month due to illicit drug overdoses in province’s historyThe BC Coroners Service said 201 people died from suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in October, while 2021 to date continues to be the deadliest year ever for such deaths.HealthDec 9, 2021
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Vancouver mayor hopeful as Ottawa agrees to talks over decriminalization of drugsVancouver city council voted unanimously in November to request an exemption to federal drug laws during the overdose crisis.HealthJan 27, 2021
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B.C. reports 153 drug toxicity deaths in NovemberThe coroners service said last month was also a seven-per-cent drop from the number of deaths in October: 164.Dec 21, 2020
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Court rules convicted fentanyl dealers to get harsher prison sentencesMany fentanyl dealers receive only six months in jail.CrimeMar 15, 2017
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B.C. sees spike in drug overdose organ donorsThere has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in B.C.Feb 18, 2017
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