By the numbers: Alberta's opioid crisis hit Edmonton hard in 2017

By the numbers: The impact of opioids in Edmonton.
• 168: Fentanyl-related deaths in the Edmonton zone in 2017.
• 115: Fentanyl-related deaths in the Edmonton zone in 2016.
• 47: Fentanyl-related deaths in the Edmonton zone in the last three months of 2017, the highest of any quarter. 
• 38: Deaths related to highly toxic carfentanil, known to date, in the Edmonton zone in 2017
• 15: Deaths related to highly toxic carfentanil in the Edmonton zone in 2016.