April 2021 Most Fatal Month Yet for B.C. Overdose Deaths

Cannabis Culture
By Jeremy Hainsworth - Vancouver is AwesomeJun 1, 2021, 2:37 pm225 pts
The number of deaths from illicit drug overdoses continues to rise Some 176 British Columbians died of illicit drug overdoses in April, bringing 2021’s death toll so far to 680 people. The month is the most fatal for such deaths since the opioid crisis began. April marks the twentieth consecutive month where…

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