Opioid deaths in Alberta on track for deadliest year – News 1130
New data from the Alberta government shows between January and July, 898 Albertans died from a drug overdose, and 96 per cent of the deaths were attributed …
Rally in Defiance raises awareness for increasing overdoses due to fentanyl – WTOL
The Association of People Against Lethal Drugs advocates for education on the growing danger of fentanyl and calls for more accountability. Author: Michael …
‘It’s the great imitator:’ Fentanyl drives county’s rise in accidental overdose deaths – Flipboard
Accidental overdose deaths are happening at an increasing rate in Ventura County, in large part due to the rising prevalence of the synthetic opioid …
Date set for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – WHIO-TV
The Drug Enforcement Administration is releasing new information about the … an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.
Opioid deaths in Red Deer climb to 25
It’s hard to predict and a lot of it has to do with that illicit drug supply. Sometimes you get a bad batch and it ends up causing several overdoses.
898 Albertans died from drug overdoses in first seven months of 2021 | rdnewsnow.com
The system keeps track of information related to illicit drug use. Between January and July 2021, 898 people in the province succumbed to overdoses, which is up …
Fentanyl accounts for two-thirds of 2021 confirmed overdose deaths in Sask.: coroner | CTV News
Fentanyl was involved in 89 of the confirmed deaths. “Really when it comes to fentanyl overdoses, seconds count,” Sgt. Burton Jones, a Detachment Commander …
Accidental drug overdose deaths in Nevada increase by 55% – KESQ
The Nevada Overdose Data Program said accidental overdoses among Nevadans totaled 788 in 2020, a 55% increase from 510 in 2019. The number of overdose …
Accidental drug overdose deaths in Nevada increase by 55% – New Canaan Advertiser
Accidental overdoses among Nevadans totaled 788 in 2020, a 55% increase from 510 in 2019, the Nevada Overdose Data Program reported Thursday. The number of …
Digital Overdose Response System app now available in Edmonton, as nearly 900 …
An app aimed at curbing overdoses by alerting emergency medical services if a user is … Of those, 821 deaths have been from an opioid poisoning.