Opioid fatalities now represent over 20 per cent of all deaths investigated by Yukon’s coroner
Coroners service said that the death rate from illicit drug overdoses has risen to 39.4 per 100,000 residents
Deaths mark a 41% increase from March of last year
The year of the pandemic saw record-high overdose deaths
There are 23,000 people in the province using opioid alternatives
The initiative comes at a time when overdose deaths are spiking
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
British Columbia saw more than 100 ‘illicit toxicity deaths’ each month between March and August
Top doctors have called for increased access to a safe supply of illicit drugs to prevent deaths
Feds launched a national consultation on supervised-consumption sites this week
B.C. hits grim milestone of more than 900 deaths in first seven months of 2020
North Cowichan wants public consultations on new Wellness and Recovery Centre
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemic
This will bring the total number of new beds specific to those 12 to 24 years old to 247 province-wide
B.C. set a new record of 175 overdose deaths in June
The death toll from an increasing toxic drug supply killed 175 people in B.C. in June
