Harm of toxic drugs among First Nations in B.C. to be revealed by health authority

Information will be released today on drug toxicity deaths and their effect on First Nations in British Columbia.

The First Nations Health Authority says it will release the data from overdoses involving Indigenous people in 2020 and the impact it is having on B.C. First Nations.

An annual report published by the health authority in April said the overdose crisis has had a disproportionate effect on Indigenous people living in urban areas, as well as women.

The B.C. Coroners Service