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title: "BC recorded 133 drug toxicity deaths in September 2026, the second straight monthly rise"
description: "The BC Coroners Service says fluorofentanyl was detected in 68 percent of people who died from drug toxicity in September 2026, as deaths climbed for a second consecutive month."
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The BC Coroners Service recorded 133 illicit drug toxicity deaths in September 2026, the second consecutive monthly rise, the BC Government reported on November 10. The year-to-date total for 2026 stands at 1,143 deaths, according to the release from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

Fluorofentanyl was detected in 68 percent of people who died in September 2026 and was involved in 78 percent of those deaths, the release says. The BC Coroners Service has tracked the synthetic opioid's growing presence in BC's illicit drug supply throughout 2026.

## How deaths are happening

Smoking was the most common method of consumption recorded in September 2026, present in 67 percent of deaths, the release says.

Northern Health had the highest rate among BC's health authorities at 43.4 deaths per 100,000 people. The release does not break down the total by health authority for the September figures.

## What the government has promised

The Conservative Party of BC's 2026 platform, on pages 36 and 62, promises to put in place a recovery-oriented system of addiction care focused on prevention, treatment and recovery. That promise is tracked at [/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-recovery-oriented-addiction-care](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-recovery-oriented-addiction-care).

Page 40 of the platform also promises a review and reform of overdose prevention sites and injection and inhalation sites, working with local communities, to create fewer and better-placed sites that lead to treatment and recovery. That promise is tracked at [/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-review-overdose-prevention-sites](/bc/provincial-2026/tracker#gov-promise-review-overdose-prevention-sites). The platform put the cost of the recovery-oriented addiction care system at $204 million over three years, on page 62.

Neither promise has a record of action yet, with the new government still in transition before its swearing-in.

## Getting help

BC residents who need support can call or text 1-800-663-1441 to reach the Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the release says.

The BC Coroners Service publishes monthly drug toxicity reports at [coroners.bc.ca](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/coroners-service). The November 10 release covers deaths reported up to November 3, 2026, and the coroners service notes that final numbers for September may be revised as investigations conclude.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.