#New: B.C.’s worsening #ToxicDrugCrisis killed 2,272 people last year — more than four times the number who died in 2015, shortly before the province declared a public health emergency. 

Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter.

Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/31/Inadequate-Response-Toxic-Drug-Deaths/

#New: B.C.’s worsening #ToxicDrugCrisis killed 2,272 people last year — more than four times the number who died in 2015, shortly before the province declared a public health emergency. Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/31/Inadequate-Response-Toxic-Drug-Deaths/

‘Inadequate’ Response as Toxic Drugs Kill 2,272 Last Year

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