B.C. drug deaths hit lowest level since before pandemic, down 55% since 2023 peak

May sees 109 lives lost throughout BC due to toxic drug crisis

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Okanagan continues to make up most Interior Health toxic drug deaths

The Okanagan has continued to make up the majority of toxic drug deaths in the Interior Health (IH) authority, based on the most recent statistics from the BC Coroners Service. The monthly report, released on Thursday, July 9, indicated that for the month of May, 18 deaths due to drug toxicity occurred, with 12 taking place in the Okanagan region and another six in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap. No deaths were recorded in the East Kootenay or Koo…

Death rate from unregulated toxic drugs in BC drops to pre-pandemic levels

The rate of toxic drug deaths in B.C. fell again in May, to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest report from the BC Coroners Service said 109 people lost their lives to unregulated toxic drugs in the fifth month of 2026, the equivalent of 3.5 deaths per day. That's the lowe...

B.C. reports fewest drug deaths in May of any month since 2020 - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier

B.C. saw the fewest monthly drug deaths provincewide in May of any month since February of 2020. But 3.5 people per day still died due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity, for a total of 109 deaths, according to preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service. The death rate over the past five years for people over 60 years old has remained relatively stable, with a sharp decline in deaths among people aged 19 to 59. More than three-quarters …

B.C. reports fewest drug deaths in May of any month since 2020 - Grand Forks Gazette

B.C. saw the fewest monthly drug deaths provincewide in May of any month since February of 2020. But 3.5 people per day still died due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity, for a total of 109 deaths, according to preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service. The death rate over the past five years for people over 60 years old has remained relatively stable, with a sharp decline in deaths among people aged 19 to 59. More than three-quarters …

B.C. reports fewest drug deaths in May of any month since 2020 - Vanderhoof Omineca Express

B.C. saw the fewest monthly drug deaths provincewide in May of any month since February of 2020. But 3.5 people per day still died due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity, for a total of 109 deaths, according to preliminary data from the B.C. Coroners Service. The death rate over the past five years for people over 60 years old has remained relatively stable, with a sharp decline in deaths among people aged 19 to 59. More than three-quarters …