Illicit Drugs in BC Cause More Deaths Than All Other Unnatural Deaths Combined: Chief Coroner

A seizure of illegal drugs and cash is displayed during a news conference at Surrey RCMP Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C,, on Sep. 3, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Toxic illegal drugs in British Columbia are causing more deaths annually than all other unnatural causes of death combined, according to the province’s chief coroner.