Alberta opioid deaths

• Alberta’s April opioid deaths are declining but still higher than pre-pandemic level

  On Wednesday, the Alberta government reported that 113 people died from opioid fatalities in April, a 34 per cent decrease since November.

  Health

  Jun 29
  
• Alberta’s opioid-related overdoses still at record highs compared to pre-pandemic

  Data from the province's substance shows opioid-related overdoses are still at record highs compared to pre-pandemic years in Alberta.

  Health

  Jun 3
  
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• Number of opioid deaths rising among Indigenous people; Lethbridge sees high use rates

  The province's latest Opioid Response Surveillance Report shows opioid deaths among Alberta's Indigenous population are skyrocketing.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2021
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• Calgary Coun. Woolley ‘not apologizing’ for calling Chu a ‘moron’ after defund police vote

  "I think we need to call out these kinds of comments, these kinds of positions, for what they are," the Ward 8 councillor said.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2020
• COVID-19 pandemic having ‘stark effects’ on opioid-related deaths in Alberta

  The number of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Alberta between April and June this year is more than any three-month period recorded in the last four years.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2020
• Alberta government announces plan to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

  The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2019
• Calgary mother issues warning to parents following daughter’s fatal fentanyl overdose

  A Calgary mother is sharing her story of loss in hopes of bringing more awareness to the ongoing opioid crisis in Alberta. 

  Health

  Apr 26, 2019
• Opioid overdoses kill 2 Albertans every day

  The Alberta Health report 355 people died in Alberta from an apparent accidental opioid overdose during the first half of 2018, an average of two people per day.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2018
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• Alberta child advocate releases info about 12 youth opioid-linked deaths

  The province has released its latest investigative review on the opioid-related deaths of 12 young people.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2018