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‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency

July 11, 2023

The average life expectancy for an Indigenous person in Alberta has dropped by eight years due to the opioid crisis, according to the province's health authority. Heather Yourex-West explains why this happened, what needs to change to reverse the trend, and how governments can't agree on a solution.

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