Data from the B.C. Coroners Service released Tuesday showed at least 1,011 deaths are suspected to have been caused by illicit drug toxicity in the first half of the year.On International Overdose Awareness Day, B.C.'s chief coroner said the number of deaths seen in the province this year keeps her up at night.
Part of the reason these deaths are so devastating is that they're "completely preventable," Lapointe said, and they often come after a lengthy struggle from the deceased's families to find support and help.Lapointe will be joined by B.C. Emergency Health Services advanced care paramedic Brian Twaites and co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm Leslie McBain for a news conference at 10 a.m.
"The numbers get bigger and bigger every year. We did see a small decline in 2019 due to the widespread use of Naloxone… so that helped reverse overdoses, but it didn't help prevent overdoses," she said. Earlier this year, the province unveiled a new way for users to access a safe supply – a bid to save lives that Lapointe called "a small start."
It keeps me up all night.
Wonder how many are anti vaxxers because they don't know what's in it?
I can't believe all the self-involved people attributing this to the lockdown. This has nothing to do with how YOU feel about the lockdown. Perhaps read the article.
Keep locking 'er down tho
Wow. I guess they’re going to lockdown the province seeing it’s about the same as covid. not. Now do cancer and heart disease.