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1,630 Albertans died from drug poisoning in 2022

April 12, 2023

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic also marked the start of another crisis: drug poisonings. Experts hoped a "return to normal" would also curb the striking amount of opioid deaths. Instead, new data shows 2022 was one of the deadliest years on record. Morgan Black reports.

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