In 2022, 121 lives in the Thompson Cariboo health service delivery area have been lost due to toxic drugs; 10 of those took place in October. It is also the area’s second deadliest year. The Thompson Cariboo has a death rate of 59.5 per 100,000 people, down from 60.1 in August.
October toxic drug deaths in BC
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