Alberta records nearly 1,000 opioid deaths as of August, but signs of progress hold yyc abpoli
According to the province’s Substance Use Surveillance System, 94 Albertans died of an opioid-related poisoning in August. In total, there were 101 drug poisoning deaths that month.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
| 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againThe latest data brings the total number of opioid-related fatalities in the province so far this year to 976. This is on par with the same time period in 2021, when 969 deaths occurred.Of the deaths confirmed so far this year, 705 were male and 271 were female.
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