Okanagan Drug Deaths

• Okanagan surpasses grim milestone with record number of overdose deaths

  B.C.'s toxic drug supply pushed the Okanagan to a grim new record for the number of deaths in a year, according to the latest from the BC Coroners Service.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2023
  
• Drug deaths on the rise in the Okanagan; new toxic drug warning issued

  This drug comes with a "high risk of fatal overdose" according to the alert that worsens when coupled with alcohol.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• ‘It’s horrific’: Interior Health sees record-breaking number of drug deaths in October

  Thirty-one people died, the equivalent of one person each day.

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Interior Health issues drug warnings in Penticton, Vernon due to toxic supply

  Two drug alerts have been posted in Penticton and Vernon due to an increasingly toxic drug supply.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2020