B.C. Sees 28 per Cent Drop in Toxic Drug Deaths in April Compared to Previous Year
The lowest April toll since before the pandemic came as year-to-date deaths fell 16% and fluorofentanyl appeared in 67% of tested cases.
- On Thursday, the B.C. Coroners Service reported 119 suspected toxic-drug deaths in British Columbia in April, down 32 per cent from 174 deaths in April 2025.
- Year-to-Date fatalities reached 522 in the first four months of 2026, reflecting a 16 per cent drop from last year and more than 41 per cent lower than the 2023 peak when deaths peaked in British Columbia.
- Men accounted for about 76 per cent of deaths, with most victims aged 30 to 59, while Fluorofentanyl was detected in 67 per cent of those who underwent expedited testing.
- Smoking remains the primary consumption method at 70 per cent, and 81 per cent of fatalities occurred indoors in private residences, supportive housing and shelters rather than outside.
- As British Columbia marks 10 years since declaring a public health emergency, the Coroners noted the death rate among individuals 60 and older has remained "relatively stable" since 2021.
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119 people died from toxic drugs in B.C. in April: B.C. Coroners Service
The B.C. Coroners Service says there were 119 deaths in B.C. related to unregulated toxic drugs in April. That’s an average of about four deaths per day, the latest data from the B.C. Coroners Service released on Thursday (June 11) shows. It’s a slight decrease from March when there were 134 deaths, equating to an average of 4.4 deaths per day. In total, there have been 522 fatal overdoses in the first four months of 2026. That’s compared to 617…
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