British Columbia’s chief coroner says the province has lost more than 10,000 lives to illicit drugs since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016.
Lisa Lapointe says the province is on track to lose another record number of people to the toxic drug supply this year, with the number of deaths in the first half of 2022 surpassing those of the same period in 2021. New data from the coroner’s service says at least 1,095 residents are believed to have died from January to June this year, at an average of six deaths per day.
The report found more than three-quarters of the those who died this year have been male, and most were between the ages of 30 and 59.In June, Ottawa approved a three-year exception to federal drug laws, and from next year, B.C. will become the first province where people won’t be arrested or charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of certain illicit drugs.
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GlobeBC BC is a drug house, thanks to the NDP
Imagine pulling drowning people out of a river for decades, but never trying to stop people from falling in. BC's reactive, downstream approach to mental health and addictions has demonstrably failed. It's time to invest in our children.
Well Trudeau will legalize all harmful drugs if he can. Seeing how additive pot is first hand. Keep people high and they won't care about anything else 💯
Thanks China.
Wonder how many people have died from alcohol during this same period?
Welcome to socialism.
Sounds like a self correcting problem
How does that compare to Covid deaths? Which got all the ridiculous mandates?
...and no one cares cause COVID
Poll: Should government crack down on drugs?