Nearly 600 Drug Deaths in BC During First Three Months of 2023, Says Coroner

Nearly 600 Drug Deaths in BC During First Three Months of 2023, Says Coroner
A man sits in an alleyway in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Canada, on Feb. 6, 2019. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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In the first three months of 2023, almost 600 people have died in British Columbia, an average of 6.4 per day, due to drug overdoses, according to the province’s coroner.

In a news release on April 18, the BC Coroners Service said the province is losing lives in “record numbers,” attributing this to a “toxic, unregulated drug supply.”