Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths
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B.C. paramedics, dispatchers responded to record-setting 35,525 overdose calls in 2021Surrey saw the greatest increase in overdose calls with 3,764 calls in 2021, a leap of 50 per cent from 2020, according to BC Emergency Health Services.HealthJan 12, 2022
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Illicit drug deaths in July second highest month ever, says B.C. coronerA new report from British Columbia's coroner says suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in July were the second-highest ever recorded in a single month in the province.HealthSep 29, 2021
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