New: Ninety-four Albertans died from opioid-related drug poisonings in August, which is a 25 per cent reduction compared to the same month last year. Between Jan and Aug, a total 976 people have died, nearly identical to the same time period in 2021 (969). #abhealth #abpoli
Premier Danielle Smith just said that the recovery-oriented strategy undertaken by the UCP has reduced opioid deaths by 51 per cent year over year. It's not clear where that number is from. There was a 46 per cent reduction in August (94) from a peak last November (174). #abpoli
The UCP took power in 2019. That year, 626 Albertans died from opioid overdoses. In 2020, there were 1,179 deaths. In 2021, 1,614. That means fatalities jumped by 88 per cent from 2019 to 2020, and 37 per cent from 2020 to 2021. #abhealth #abpoli
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