The Northern Heath region continues to have the highest overdose death rate per 100,000 people in the province, while the overall number of toxic drug deaths in B.C. is projected to be lower this year than last year.

The data, presented by the BC Coroners Service in an Oct. 9 press release, shows that Northern Health has the lowest number of overall toxic drug deaths of any health region in the province, but with a projected rate of 45.6 deaths per 100,000 people this year, the north is the most dangerous region for drug users.

In other words, the rate people are dying is steeper than that of larger health regions such as Vancouver Coastal Health, which is projected to have 35.3 deaths per 100,000 people.

However, overdose deaths do seem to be reducing. The overall number of deaths in t

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