Toxic Drug Death
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Island Health testing overdose-detecting sensors in select washroomsThe health authority has installed the motion detecting sensors, which track how long a person has occupied the bathroom and whether they are moving at six high-risk locations.HealthMar 17, 2023
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Advocates warn of alarming rise in toxic drug deaths among B.C. international studentsThe president of a Surrey gurdwara says he knows of four deaths this month alone, and that his temple has spent $200,000 returning victims' bodies to India in the last two years.HealthJan 17, 2023
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Nearly 1,500 drug deaths in B.C. this year, including 5.5 per day in AugustThe coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province.HealthSep 28, 2022
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