Kamloops overdose deaths already three times 2015 total
KAMLOOPS — The BC Coroners Service says Kamloops has seen the fourth-most illicit drug overdose deaths in the province so far this year – trailing only Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria.
22 people have died in Kamloops after overdosing on opiates in the first half of 2016, compared to only seven all of last year.
Of those 22 deaths, eight involved the powerful opiate fentanyl.