Overdose deaths are shrinking in B.C. but a powerful drug becomes more common

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Overdose deaths are shrinking in B.C. but a powerful drug becomes more common GlobeBC

The latest update for illicit drug deaths in British Columbia shows a downward trend for the first five months of this year.Overall, 462 illicit drug toxicity deaths have been recorded so far this year, down 30 per cent from the same period in 2018.The coroner says two-thirds of those who died are people aged between 30 and 59, and males account for almost four of five of the deaths.

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