
‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021
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‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021
05:19 | August 31, 2021
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Lisa Lapointe addresses B.C.’s toxic drug crisis
07:27 | January 31, 2024
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BC Coroner’s Service: More women and girls are dying from illicit drug use
06:37 | June 10, 2022
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2021 was worst year in B.C.’s toxic drug overdose crisis
02:00 | February 9, 2022
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October becomes worst month and 2021 worst year of toxic drug crisis
02:33 | December 9, 2021
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B.C. reports 201 toxic drug overdose deaths in October
02:16 | December 9, 2021
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Experts call for removal of barriers to safer drug supply in B.C.
02:33 | August 31, 2021
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‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021
05:19 | August 31, 2021
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Lisa Lapointe addresses B.C.’s toxic drug crisis
07:27 | January 31, 2024
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BC Coroner’s Service: More women and girls are dying from illicit drug use
06:37 | June 10, 2022
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2021 was worst year in B.C.’s toxic drug overdose crisis
02:00 | February 9, 2022
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October becomes worst month and 2021 worst year of toxic drug crisis
02:33 | December 9, 2021
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B.C. reports 201 toxic drug overdose deaths in October
02:16 | December 9, 2021
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Experts call for removal of barriers to safer drug supply in B.C.
02:33 | August 31, 2021
‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021
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August 31, 2021
At a press briefing on Tuesday, B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe shared the shocking numbers of the illicit drug overdose crisis as the province marks International Overdose Day. Lapointe said: "Each one of these people mattered. Each one is dearly missed. And each of these deaths was preventable."
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‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 202105:19 | August 31, 2021
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Lisa Lapointe addresses B.C.’s toxic drug crisis07:27 | January 31, 2024
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BC Coroner’s Service: More women and girls are dying from illicit drug use06:37 | June 10, 2022
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2021 was worst year in B.C.’s toxic drug overdose crisis02:00 | February 9, 2022
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October becomes worst month and 2021 worst year of toxic drug crisis02:33 | December 9, 2021
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B.C. reports 201 toxic drug overdose deaths in October02:16 | December 9, 2021
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Experts call for removal of barriers to safer drug supply in B.C.02:33 | August 31, 2021
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‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 202105:19 | August 31, 2021
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Lisa Lapointe addresses B.C.’s toxic drug crisis07:27 | January 31, 2024
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BC Coroner’s Service: More women and girls are dying from illicit drug use06:37 | June 10, 2022
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2021 was worst year in B.C.’s toxic drug overdose crisis02:00 | February 9, 2022
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October becomes worst month and 2021 worst year of toxic drug crisis02:33 | December 9, 2021
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B.C. reports 201 toxic drug overdose deaths in October02:16 | December 9, 2021
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Experts call for removal of barriers to safer drug supply in B.C.02:33 | August 31, 2021
‘Each one of these people mattered’: B.C. coroner on 1,011 illicit drug deaths in 2021
Description
August 31, 2021
At a press briefing on Tuesday, B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe shared the shocking numbers of the illicit drug overdose crisis as the province marks International Overdose Day. Lapointe said: "Each one of these people mattered. Each one is dearly missed. And each of these deaths was preventable."
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