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New public dashboard highlights call trends to the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre<img alt="A young child stands in front of a cabinet with a child-safety lock over the handles " src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/stories/2026/dpic-data-dashboard/DPIC%20story%202026.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />New public dashboard highlights call trends to the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre​​ DPIC expert shares concerns about poisonings among children 5 years and youngerhttps://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2026/dpic-data-dashboard2026-03-16T07:00:00Z
BC warns of increase in drug poisonings, shifts in unregulated supply<img alt="A poster reads: Medetomidine is in BC's unregulated drug supply and can be harmful, outlines steps to use substances more safely" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/Medetomidine%20Poster.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />BC warns of increase in drug poisonings, shifts in unregulated supplyDrug poisoning events have been increasing in British Columbia, and novel substances in the unregulated drug supply are putting people who use substances at risk province-wide.https://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2026/bc-drug-poisonings2026-01-26T08:00:00Z

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