Alberta Must Do More To Address Rising Drug Poisonings
There is a sense of desperation on Edmonton streets as outreach workers battle drug poisonings while Alberta recorded its highest-ever number of opioid fatalities in a single month.
In an update to the province’s Substance Use Surveillance Data this week, Alberta recorded 179 opioid deaths in April, the highest number of opioid fatalities recorded in a single month since 175 deaths were reported in December 2021.
In total, 613 Albertans died from an opioid poisoning between January and April this year. Data for May has not been released.
February saw 151 opioid deaths, up from the 115 recorded in January.