British Columbia recorded 109 deaths from suspected unregulated drug toxicity in May 2026, the BC Coroners Service reported in a bulletin issued July 9. That works out to about 3.5… …
By Jennifer Loewen, Barbara Fornssler, Colleen Dell, and Maryellen Gibson Opioid-class drugs are commonly prescribed as powerful pain medications in both humans and animals, though they can also be accessed …
British Columbia recorded 150 deaths from toxic drugs in January 2026, as the province approaches 10 years since declaring a public health emergency over the unregulated drug supply. The figure… …
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