Opioid Deaths In Canada

• More than 10,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses in less than 3 years: PHAC

  Most opioid-related deaths happen in British Columbia and Ontario, according to new government figures.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2019
  
• Opioid overdoses killed more than 1,000 Canadians in the first quarter of 2018

  Opioid overdoses killed an estimated 1,036 Canadians between January and March 2018, according to new figures.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2018
  
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• Ontario’s decision to halt new overdose-prevention sites could ‘lead to more death’: experts

  Experts say Ontario's decision to delay opening three overdose-prevention sites could have dire consequences.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2018
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• How Mexican cartels are part of an ‘emerging threat’ of fentanyl flowing into Canada

  Fentanyl is killing Canadians in record numbers and is now likely being smuggled into the country in commercial vehicles and private cars arriving at land borders from the U.S., a new report warns.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2018
• ‘Public health like it’s 1999’: doctors say restrictions on opioid advertising won’t save lives right now

  Restricting how opioids are advertised to doctors isn't going to prevent overdose deaths, doctors say. But they still welcome the change.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2018
• Canada breaks record for annual opioid-related deaths as crisis worsens

  More Canadians die because of opioids than motor vehicle accidents, according to new government data.

  Health

  Mar 28, 2018