2020 becomes deadliest year for opioid deaths in Lethbridge as province releases new data

WATCH ABOVE: The province launched the Alberta substance use surveillance system on Friday afternoon, showing a significant spike in opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. Eloise Therien has more on how the South Zone stacks up to the rest of the province, and how the closure of the city’s supervised consumption site has impacted overdose numbers.

• About 50 people expected to have died from opioid use in Lethbridge before 2020 is over: provincial data