Over 1,400 Drug Overdose Deaths in BC in First 7 Months of 2023

Evidence bags containing fentanyl are displayed during a news conference at Surrey RCMP Headquarters in Surrey, B.C, on Sept. 3, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

In July alone at least 198 British Columbians died from illicit drug overdoses, according to the BC Coroners Service.

Preliminary data released by the coroners’ service on Aug. 29 shows that July is the 13th consecutive month that B.C. has seen more than 190 of its residents die from toxic drugs.