Alberta Opioid
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Group of doctors makes opioid crisis policy recommendations to Alberta governmentHow do you tackle a deadly and ongoing poisoning crisis? A group of Edmonton-area doctors has a few ideas and so too does the provincial government.HealthApr 7, 2022
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Alberta’s drug crisis continues with 160 deaths in January 2022: government dataThe vast majority of deaths were opioid-related and took place in Calgary and Edmonton, however the city with the highest rate of overdose deaths was Lethbridge.HealthApr 1, 2022
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Edmonton doctors look to engage teens in education around opioid crisisA group of doctors is holding a competition for Alberta teens to portray how opioid poisonings are impacting young people in the province.CanadaFeb 15, 2022
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Calgary father loses son to overdose, says police declined to take evidenceA Calgary father grieving the death of his son was shocked when police declined to take evidence he believed could lead to an arrest.Oct 14, 2019
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Men made up 77% of the 653 opioid deaths in Alberta in 2017: report"We found out that over three-quarters of people who died had stable residences," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw. "It's not the necessarily the picture of opioid deaths that some people might have in their head."CanadaJul 9, 2019
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Blood Tribe marks opening of new detox centreA southern Alberta community that's been hit hard by the opioid crisis is now home to a new detox centre.HealthJan 14, 2019
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Alberta child advocate releases info about 12 youth opioid-linked deathsThe province has released its latest investigative review on the opioid-related deaths of 12 young people.HealthJun 26, 2018
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New tool designed to increase opioid dependency care options in AlbertaFrontline health-care workers treating patients with opioid dependency will soon have a new tool that is designed to boost care options.HealthAug 3, 2017
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