Another 198 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in July, according to data released Tuesday by the B.C. Coroners Service, bringing the death toll in the first seven months of the year to 1,455.
The coroners service said the 1,455 deaths from January to July are the most ever reported in the first seven months of the year since a public health emergency over drug poisoning deaths in the province was declared in 2016.
“I am saddened to once again report that British Columbia’s toxic drug crisis shows no signs of abating,” said Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe in a statement.
It puts the province on pace
