Why B.C. drug deaths are down as overdoses hit record high
2026-07-15 from ctvnews.ca
The BC Coroners Service says 109 people died after using unregulated drugs in May, a tragic number by any measure, but the lowest monthly total since February 2020, weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The figure is also down 55 per cent from the record 242 deaths reported in December 2023, when the province was losing nearly eight people a day at the peak of the crisis.
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