Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo
Publication Date: April 14, 2025 - 21:01
B.C. First Nations die from toxic drugs at nearly seven times the rate of others
April 14, 2025
First Nations people in B.C. died from toxic drugs at nearly seven times the rate of others in 2024, underscoring the continued disproportionate impact of the drug crisis on Indigenous people.First Nations people make up just 3.4 per cent of B.C.’s population but accounted for 19 per cent of drug deaths last year, according to data released Monday by the First Nations Health Authority, or FNHA.
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