哥伦比亚省的药物过量紧急情况已经发生10年, British Columbia marks 10 years of a drug overdose emergency with over 18,000 deaths.

哥伦比亚省将庆祝其宣布公共卫生紧急情况的10周年, 这一事件在2016年4月因药物过量使用增加而开始. British Columbia is marking the 10-year anniversary of its declared public health emergency, which began in April 2016 after a surge in drug overdoses. 已有超过18,000人死于非法毒品, 这使得它成为该省非自然死亡的主要原因. Since then, more than 18,000 people have died from illicit drugs, making it the leading cause of unnatural death in the province. 虽然该省已经实施了各种减少危害的措施和更安全的供应计划, 但仍有近五人每天死于不受管制的药物. While the province has implemented various harm reduction measures and safer supply programs, nearly five people still die daily from unregulated drugs.