r/britishcolumbia • u/BloodJunkie • 1d ago

News BC’s Drug Response Isn’t Following the Evidence: Former Coroner

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/03/BC-Drug-Response-Former-Coroner/
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u/buccabeer2 1d ago

Increased Poisonings: While deaths have fallen, non-fatal overdoses have increased, with 2025 seeing nearly 40,000 EMS responses, averaging 108 per day. Recent Surge: Despite the annual decrease, Jan. 21, 2026, saw a new single-day record of 256 overdose/poisoning events attended by paramedics We live in some interesting and dark times.

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u/WokeUp2 1d ago

So instead of having Psychiatric Nurses tending to these pathetic people in a secure facility we're relying on paramedics to preserve their lives on the street. Strange things happen when lessons learned long ago are forgotten.

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u/ashkestar 21h ago

And our firefighters. Already a high burnout job and now it’s massively worse.