The B.C. Coroners Service is reporting at least 192 deaths related to toxic drugs in March, bringing the total lives lost in the first three months of the year to at least 572. 

More than 14,400 people in the province have now lost their lives to toxic drugs since a public health emergency was first declared in April 2016. 

"These were people with hopes, dreams and stories cut tragically short by a crisis that continues to challenge us deeply," Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer White…