Illicit Drug Deaths
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B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% so far in 2024B.C.'s Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an around six people are still dying every day.HealthJul 30
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B.C. addictions doctor raises concerns about safer supply as minister offers reassuranceB.C. launched its prescribed safer supply program in the midst of the pandemic, in the fifth year of its seven-year public health emergency declared to combat the overdose crisis.HealthMay 26, 2023
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Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuriesThe Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation for Substance Use program provides specialized supports for people who use substances including opioids and alcohol.HealthMay 25, 2023
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Toxic drug alert issued for Penticton; Okanagan drug death toll risesIn the most recent report from the BC Coroner's Office, 83 people had died by overdose from the drug supply within Interior Health up until March this year.HealthApr 20, 2023
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Deaths among B.C.’s unhoused population jumped 75% between 2020 and 2021A preliminary report found 247 people experiencing homelessness died last year. Of those deaths deemed "accidental," 93 per cent were caused by the illicit drug supply.HealthOct 12, 2022
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Close to 200 people died from poisoned drugs in B.C. in MayThe numbers released are a 22 per cent increase from the number of deaths reported in April 2021, and bring the total number of poisoned drug deaths in 2022 to at least 940.HealthJul 14, 2022
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B.C. man awaiting extradition to U.S. for alleged dark web drug and money laundering operationThe B.C. RCMP's Federal Serious and Organized Crime team began investigating an alleged dark web global drug trafficking vendor called "Canada1" in 2017.CrimeJun 16, 2022
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More females, older people overdosing in B.C.The median age of those who died between March 2020 and February 2022 was 44, but the number of deaths in older age groups continues to rise.HealthJun 9, 2022
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B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdoseCritics said a lack of support outside a hospital could put youth at greater risk of overdose as their tolerance to toxic street drugs would be lowered during treatment.HealthApr 29, 2022
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B.C. coroner wants ‘urgent action’ on safer drug supply six years into overdose crisisMore than 9,400 people in the province have died of an overdose from toxic illicit drugs since the B.C. government declared a public health emergency six years ago.HealthApr 12, 2022
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