Northern Health records 18 drug overdose deaths across July and August - My Prince George Now
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The BC Coroners Service is reporting unregulated drug toxicity claimed 113 lives in July and 126 in August across the province.
That equates to about 3.6 deaths per day in July, and 4.1 in August, and brings the province’s total to 1,015 so far this year.
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