British Columbia’s horrifying illicit drug overdose crisis continues to claim several lives every day, with the latest statistics from the B.C. Coroners Service showing 207 people died in January due to toxic substances.
The numbers, released Friday, reflect the third highest number of deaths recorded in a calendar month — an average of more than six deaths every day.
January is the fourth consecutive month in which more than 200 lives were suspected lost to the illicit drug supply. In November and December, 210 and 215 deaths were recorded, respectively, averaging about seven deaths per day.
In 2021, a total of 2,224 illicit-drug
