Benzodiazepines found in 55 fatal overdoses in July as contamination mounts in B.C.

Benzodiazepine, a prescription sedative often used to treat anxiety, is becoming increasingly common in B.C.'s illicit drug market, having been detected in 55 of the 192 fatal overdoses in July, according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

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