The BC Coroners Service has released the stats on drug overdose deaths for the month of May.
Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says 129 people died, an average of over 4 a day.
She says current systems like the supervised injection sites are having an impact, but more needs to be done in the long-term to control this problem.
“What we want to prevent is people overdosing in the first place, not [just] preventing them from dying once they’ve overdoses.”
Lapointe says there’s a lack of provincial funding and oversight for treatment centres.
She says with provincially-mandated measures, specialists would be able to focus on solutions that would best help those seeking treatment.
