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Tri-Cities drug deaths drop 21% in 2025, falling to half of deadliest peak in 2021
The Tri-Cities experienced a sharp decline in unregulated drug deaths in 2025, continuing a downward trend from the record highs seen earlier in the toxic drug crisis. A total of 33 people died in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody last year – a decline of approximately 21 percent from 2024, according to year-end data […]
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