The BC Coroners Service has released some disturbing new numbers around drug overdose deaths.
In May, the province recorded 170 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths — the highest monthly total ever recorded in B.C. It equates to about 5.5 deaths a day.
It’s a 93-per-cent spike over the number of deaths in May 2019, and a 44-per-cent increase over April 2020.