Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

Fentanyl Mostly Responsible For New Height In B.C. Illicit Drug Deaths

The Canadian Press, 12 Oct, 2017 12:01 PM
    VICTORIA — More people died from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia in the first eight months of this year than all of 2016.
     
    The coroner's service says the 1,013 people who died from overdoses from January to the end of August surpasses a record 982 deaths last year.
     
    The latest figures for 2017 show fentanyl was detected either alone or with another drug in more than 80 per cent of the deaths.
     
    The province declared a state of emergency last year and brought in a number of initiatives and harm-reduction measures to try and reduce overdoses.
     
    Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says the increase in deaths highlights the complex issues of drug dependency and the need for people to know that no illicit substance can be considered safe.
     
    The statistics show 91 per cent of those who died this year were aged 19 to 59 and 80 per cent of those were men.
     
    The coroner's service says there were no deaths at supervised consumption or drug-overdose prevention sites.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Two PMs, One U.S. Capital: Trudeau, Harper Talk NAFTA In D.C. On Same Day

    WASHINGTON — In an ironic scheduling twist, the current prime minister and his predecessor will both be in Washington, speaking on the same day, about the same issue: the renegotiation of NAFTA, which enters a high-stakes phase this week.

    Two PMs, One U.S. Capital: Trudeau, Harper Talk NAFTA In D.C. On Same Day

    Amazing Transition From 'Beti Bachao To Beta Bachao', Says Rahul Gandhi On Amit Shah's Son

    Amazing Transition From 'Beti Bachao To Beta Bachao', Says Rahul Gandhi On Amit Shah's Son
    There has been an amazing transition from 'beti bachao, beti padhao' to 'beta bachao', he jibed at the government on its slogan of saving and educating the girl child.

    Amazing Transition From 'Beti Bachao To Beta Bachao', Says Rahul Gandhi On Amit Shah's Son

    Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Girlfriend In Abdomen: Police

    Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Girlfriend In Abdomen: Police
    RCMP Sgt. Marc Fortin says police were called to a home in Cloverdale, near Hartland, around 2 p.m. Sunday where they discovered a 19-year-old woman had been shot.

    Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Girlfriend In Abdomen: Police

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Campaigns In Quebec Riding Ahead Of Federal Byelection

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Campaigns In Quebec Riding Ahead Of Federal Byelection
    Singh has a busy day planned, including going door-to-door with his candidate Gisele Dallaire, a press conference and blueberry pie tasting.

    NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Campaigns In Quebec Riding Ahead Of Federal Byelection

    Chinese Student Whose Plane Crashed In Canada Declared Dead

    Chinese Student Whose Plane Crashed In Canada Declared Dead
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A judge has declared a University of Michigan doctoral student from China dead more than six months after he disappeared before his plane crashed in Canada.

    Chinese Student Whose Plane Crashed In Canada Declared Dead

    Canadian Mint Unveils New $2 Coin Commemorating Vimy Ridge Battle

    Canadian Mint Unveils New $2 Coin Commemorating Vimy Ridge Battle
    CALGARY — The Royal Canadian Mint is paying homage to Canada’s fallen with a special toonie now in circulation for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

    Canadian Mint Unveils New $2 Coin Commemorating Vimy Ridge Battle