Toxic Drug Deaths
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More than 2,500 people died of toxic drugs in B.C. in 2023, driven by fentanylUnless British Columbia meaningfully expands its safer supply model, it will continue to "count the dead" from toxic unregulated drugs, said Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe.HealthJan 24
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Illicit drug toxicity now leading cause of death for B.C. residents between 10 and 59: CoronerIllicit drug toxicity is now the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between the ages of 10 to 59, surpassing homicides, suicides, accidents and natural diseases combined.HealthJun 19, 2023
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Hydromorphone playing no ‘significant’ role in toxic drug deaths: B.C. coronerAccording to the BC Coroners Service, more than six people die every day in B.C. from suspected toxic drug poisonings. Last year was the deadliest on record.HealthJun 5, 2023
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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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B.C. toxic drug deaths in 2023 approach record numbersNumbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row.HealthApr 18, 2023
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Parents, politicians call for care, compassion on 7th anniversary of B.C. overdose crisisParamedics went from responding to roughly 14,000 overdose calls in 2016 to more than 33,000 in 2022, according to B.C. Emergency Health Services.HealthApr 14, 2023
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Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisisB.C. was the first jurisdiction in Canada to declare a public health emergency over increasing overdoses on April 14, 2016, after overdose deaths reached 474 in 2015.HealthApr 14, 2023
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B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statisticsB.C. set records in March for the most overdose calls in one day and the most consecutive days where paramedics attended 100 or more poisonings.HealthApr 13, 2023
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Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister saysMore than 1,800 people died of illicit drug overdoses in the first 10 months of this year, while almost 10,700 have died since B.C. declared a health emergency in April 2016.HealthDec 2, 2022
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Press conference and events held across B.C. for International Overdose Awareness DayEvents are being held across the province to raise awareness regarding the ongoing opioid health crisis.HealthAug 31, 2022
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