Prince George has seen a record number of illicit drug overdose deaths this year, with two months still remaining.
As of Oct. 31, a total of 1,827 British Columbians had lost their lives to illicit drug overdoses this year, including 179 in October. A total of 143 illicit drug deaths have been reported in the Northern Health region from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 this year. Of those, 78 were in the Northern Interior health service delivery area , 44 were in the Northwest and 21 were in the Northeast.
So far this year, Vancouver Coastal Health was second highest at 48.6 deaths per 100,000 population, followed by Interior Health at 45.3 deaths per 100,000 population, Island Health at 42.7 deaths per 100,000 population and Fraser Health at 33 deaths per 100,000. The B.C. average for 2022 is 41.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
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