BC Coroners Service urges caution despite decrease in overdose deaths
Posted December 5, 2019 1:41 pm.
Last Updated December 5, 2019 1:43 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The BC Coroners Service continues to urge caution due to an unpredictable, toxic illicit drug supply despite fewer overdose deaths in the province this year.
The coroners service reports that there were 69 suspected drug toxicity deaths in October, a 42 per cent decrease from the number of deaths that occurred in October 2018.
The 57 suspected drug toxicity deaths in September 2019 represent a 58 per cent decrease from the number of deaths that occurred in
September 2018.
Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says it’s a promising trend but it’s important to continue to focus on the crisis of unsafe supply and meaningful measures to reduce the risks.
