April overdose deaths claim at least 161 lives in B.C.
VICTORIA — April was another deadly month for overdose deaths in BC with at least 161 lives lost.
The BC Coroners Service says that works out to 5.4 deaths per day. While men have historically accounted for nearly 80% of overdose deaths, more than 26% of those who died in April were female.
So far this year in Prince George, overdose deaths have claimed 27 lives.
By Health Service Delivery Area, the highest rates of death in 2022 have been recorded in Vancouver, Thompson Cariboo, Northern Interior, Fraser East and Northwest, which is evidence that the damage inflicted by the toxic drug supply is being experienced in all corners of the province.