Carfentanil deaths jump 330 per cent in 2017 over previous year

Carfentanil deaths saw a massive 330 per cent spike year over year in Alberta. Meanwhile, the average number of people dying in Alberta from accidental fentanyl poisonings has surpassed one life every day.
The number of carfentanil deaths in Calgary alone between Jan. 1-Nov. 11, 2017, rose to 61 compared to eight in the same time frame in 2016, said the Opioids Substances Misuse Alberta Q4 Interim Report 2017 released Friday. The rate of carfentanil poisoning deaths per 100,000 in Edmonton rose