July saw paramedics in British Columbia respond to the highest number of overdose calls in a month since the overdose emergency was declared four years ago. Across the province, paramedics responded to 2,706 overdose calls in July, well above the usual monthly average of around 2,000 calls, B.C. Emergency Health Services said in an email. The ambulance service said the largest number of overdose calls concerned patients between the ages of 21 and 40. Emergency Health Services reported 131 overdose calls, the highest for a single day since the crisis began.

Source: CBC News August 05, 2020 21:22 UTC