There have been more than 100 illicit drug overdose deaths for the first time in back-to-back months since the end of 2018. The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to the end of April 2020.
The report shows 117 people in British Columbia died of an illicit drug overdose last month. On average, there have been 3.2 overdose deaths a day over the first four months of the year. “We remain in a public health emergency, with more than three British Columbians dying each day from illicit drug toxicity deaths,” chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said. “Illicit drug toxicity death rates in B.C.