Fentanyl-linked deaths in Alberta dip, but numbers still high

EDMONTON -- The latest report on Alberta’s opioid epidemic offered some encouraging news, but not enough for health officials to declare any sort of victory. Statistics show accidental fentanyl overdoses are down so far in 2019 across Alberta but the numbers are still a concern, according to the man who presented them at City Hall Wednesday. “It seems to have plateaued over the past year or so, but those rates and those number of deaths overall are still quite high,” said Dr. C