The BC Coroners Service says 158 people died this September due to unregulated drug toxicity.

The number is up from the 150 reported deaths in August, and marks an overall high number of deaths from the same cause since May.

The preliminary data suggest an average of 5.3 people in B.C. died from unregulated drug toxicity every day of September.

The BC Coroners Service says fentanyl and its analogues remain the leading substances found in unregulated drug deaths in 2025.

Those substances were detected in 84 per cent of cases, followed by cocaine and methamphetamine.

Related: • 153 people died in July, 149 in August from unregulated drugs in B.C.: coroner • Report on unregulated toxic drug deaths shows most affected occupation in B.C.

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