Public safety warning issued as toxic drug deaths in B.C. rise to 7 per day
The province's grim toxic drug death tally is trending even higher than what the B.C. Coroner Service projected in October.
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![According to data released by the B.C. Coroners Service on Tuesday, 198 British Columbians have died from toxic drugs in July, bringing the death toll in the first seven months of 2023 to 1,455. A white sign at a New West Naloxone training event that says "I love someone who uses drugs" but the love is represented by a purple heart.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6953755.1693520440!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/i-love-someone-who-uses-drugs-sign.jpg)
The province's grim toxic drug death tally is trending even higher than what the B.C. Coroner Service projected in October.