Overdose Statistics
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March was B.C.’s deadliest month for overdoses in a year: B.C. Coroners ServiceThe BC Coroners Service says 113 people died of suspected illicit drug overdoses in March 2020, the first time the overdose death toll has topped 100 since March of last year.HealthMay 7, 2020
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B.C. overdoses claimed 3 lives a day in January, but that’s down 30% year over yearThe B.C. Coroners Service says 90 people died of suspected overdoses in January this year, down from 130 in January 2018.HealthMar 19, 2019
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Opioid overdoses killed more than 1,000 Canadians in the first quarter of 2018Opioid overdoses killed an estimated 1,036 Canadians between January and March 2018, according to new figures.HealthSep 18, 2018
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B.C. averaged 4 fatal overdoses a day in JanuaryThe latest data from the Coroners Service shows a 25 per cent jump in fatal overdoses between December and January.HealthMar 6, 2018
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