B.C. records highest ever number of opioid deaths in May There have been 728 illicit drug deaths in B.C. this year, and the number of fatal overdoses in each health authority is at or near the highest monthly totals ever recorded.The 175 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in June represent a 130 per cent increase over the 76 deaths during the same month last year.
Canadian police chiefs call for decriminalization of simple illicit drug possession Health officials say the novel coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an increase in overdose deaths.