Premier David Eby says B.C. remains in the grips of an unregulated drug crisis
Figures from BC Coroners Service show 176 people lost their lives in connecting to unregulated drugs in May 2023. The five-month-total of 1,018 through 2023 sets a new grim record.
But the five-month total for 2023 — 1,018 — is up compared to the corresponding figures for the same period in 2022 — and 2021 to reach the highest level since the declaration of a public health emergency in April 2016. “We obviously have a lot of work ahead of us…to deal with this crisis,” he said. “I share the anxiety of many people.”
The youth-related report as well as the figures for May 2023 triggered criticism from both BC United as well as BC Greens. BC Coroners Service said in its report that 73 per cent of youth who died of unregulated drug toxicity had received services through the Ministry of Children and Family Development at some point, although it is not clear when and to what measure.“The government needs to take a serious look at the ways in which MCFD practices are failing to serve the needs of children and families,” she said.
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