As the drug crisis continues across British Columbia, it has accelerated in 2023.
In the first seven months of this year, 253 have died from an overdose across the Southern Interior.
Thursday, Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day and to bring more of an understanding to the importance of the day, Interior Health’s medical health officer Dr. Carol Fenton has released of The Toxic Drug Crisis in BC’s Southern Interior Region.
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