‘The crisis is not abating’: Opioids killing more than 11 Canadians daily
More than 11 Canadians are dying every day on average because of opioids, according to new data from the federal government.
4 Oct 2018“The crisis is not abating,” Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said in an interview on Tuesday.
Canada is the world’s second highest per-capita consumer of opioids, after the United States, which has led to widespread misuse, dependence and addiction.
The report released on Tuesday from a special federal advisory committee shows that 1,036 people died from causes related to using opioids, mainly overdoses, from January to March. That brings the total number to more than 8,000 since the start of 2016. Most of the deaths were ruled to be unintentional.
