More than 10,000 have died from illicit drug use since B.C. declared public health emergency
At least 1,095 people died between January and June in 2022 alone, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service Tuesday.Public split on B.C.’s plan to decriminalize hard drugs, but support may be growing: poll
“Deaths due to toxic drugs in the first half of 2022 have surpassed the number of deaths experienced in the same period in 2021, putting our province, once again, on track for a record loss of life.”New survey suggests British Columbians are divided over the decriminalization of hard drugs According to the BC Coroners Service, the number of deaths recorded between January and June is the highest ever recorded in the first six months of a calendar year. More than 75 per cent of the people who died were men and about the same percentage were between the ages of 30 and 59.
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