‘Sadness, grief, and outrage’: B.C. marks decade of toxic drug emergency
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In 1993, an investigation led by British Columbia’s chief coroner sounded the alarm after recording an “inordinately high number” of drug-related deaths, with 330 reported.
More than two decades later, on April 14, 2016, a provincewide public health emergency was declared following a sharp and unprecedented spike in overdose deaths, which reached 997 that year.
By 2023, the toll had climbed to a record 2,574 lives lost.
Today, on April 14, 2026, a decade after the emergency was
More than two decades later, on April 14, 2016, a provincewide public health emergency was declared following a sharp and unprecedented spike in overdose deaths, which reached 997 that year.
By 2023, the toll had climbed to a record 2,574 lives lost.
Today, on April 14, 2026, a decade after the emergency was
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