Thirty-three people died from unregulated toxic drugs on Vancouver Island in September, according to the latest data from the BC Coroners Service.
The report shows 11 deaths occurred in the island’s southern health service delivery area that month, 13 in the central region and nine in the north.
Across the province, 158 people died in September from toxic drugs.
So far this year, 69 per cent of those who died from toxic drugs were between the ages of 30 and 50, and 78 per cent were men.
The report said smoking was the most common method of consumption, and fentanyl was detected in 70 per cent of cases reported in 2025 throughout the province.
