Northwest B.C. saw 32 deaths due to unregulated drugs in 2025, four of those happening in November and December.
That’s according to the B.C. Coroners Service, adding Northern Health had 26 deaths in the last two months of the year.
Terrace had the second highest number of deaths in the health authority at 17 through last year with Prince Rupert and Smithers each recording six.
None were recorded in Kitimat, Burns Lake, and Haida Gwaii.
Terrace also had the highest drug death rate per 100,000 people across the north at 74.8.
Overall, numbers across the northwest were either below or equal to what they were in 2024.
Provincially, there were 136 and 141 deaths recorded in November and December respectively, equaling to about 4.5 deaths per day.
Smoking was the most common mode of consumption at 65 per cent, followed by nasal insufflation (11 per cent), injection (9 per cent), and oral (4 per cent).
A more detailed summary can be found here.
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