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B.C. coroner says there’s been a spike in women and girls dying from illicit drugs

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26 per cent of the 1,749 toxicity deaths so far this year were women or girls.

The rate of death among females is up 60 per cent from four years ago , coroners service says.

Fentanyl remains the primary cause of most drug deaths, and was detected in 85 per cent .

There were 187 overdose deaths in August and 183 in September .

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