不列颠哥伦比亚省是有毒药物危机的九年,突出显示了土著社区死亡比例过高的情况。 British Columbia marks nine years of toxic drug crisis, highlighting Indigenous communities' disproportionate deaths.

不列颠哥伦比亚省第一民族卫生局敦促继续减少伤害的努力,因为该省宣布因有毒药物死亡造成公共卫生紧急情况已有九年。 The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia urges continued harm reduction efforts as the province marks nine years since declaring a public health emergency due to toxic drug deaths. 尽管2024年的死亡人数下降了6.8%,但土著人民的死亡率仍然比非土著居民高出6.7倍。 Despite a 6.8% decrease in deaths in 2024, Indigenous people still face a death rate 6.7 times higher than non-Indigenous residents. Nel Wieman博士强调,需要量身定做的办法,并警告不要对减少伤害措施提出错误信息。 Dr. Nel Wieman emphasizes the need for tailored approaches and warns against misinformation about harm-reduction measures. 自2016年以来,危机已造成16 000多人丧生。 Over 16,000 lives have been lost to the crisis since 2016.