Unregulated drug deaths across northwest B.C. went up in April to four according to the B.C. Coroners Service.
It equates to about 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
In March, three deaths were recorded with a rate of 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
Year over year, unregulated drug deaths remain down as eight deaths were recorded in April, 2025.
Across Northern Health, 10 people lost their lives to unregulated drugs in April, down compared to 11 in March and 19 the same month last year.
The death rate per 100,000 people in April for the health authority was 3.3 – the highest across the province despite being the least deaths.
In total, 47 people have lost their lives to unregulated drugs this year in Northern Health.
Provincially, there were 119 deaths recorded in April, equating to about four deaths per day.
Smoking remained the most popular mode of consumption at 67 per cent, followed by snorting (15 per cent), injection (10 per cent), and oral (three per cent).
A full summary can be found here.
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