More than 14,500 people have died since the public health crisis was declared in 2016
More than 14,500 people in B.C. have died in the eight years since the province declared a public health crisis due to toxic drugs, with 182 of those deaths in April 2024.
It's a 24-per-cent decrease from April 2023, the coroners service says, but"the risk posed by unregulated drug supply remains very high."
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