‘We need more supports for men’, says outreach worker, as males make up majority of overdose toll | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

‘We need more supports for men’, says outreach worker, as males make up majority of overdose toll | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

‘We need more supports for men’, says outreach worker, as males make up majority of overdose toll Eric Plummer Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:06 Port Alberni, BC The B.C. Coroners Service released their preliminary toxic illicit drug deaths report, showing that 113 people died in July, and 126 in August due to unregulated drug toxicity. It has been more than a decade since the Province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency over the toxic…