Fentanyl overdose deaths continue to plague Alberta, report shows

Deaths from fentanyl overdoses during the first six weeks of the year rose 32 per cent compared to the same period last year, an interim report on opioid use by Alberta Health shows.
However, deaths were down significantly from the previous six-week period at the end of 2017 when 119 people died from fentanyl overdoses.
Of the 74 fentanyl overdose deaths reported in January and early February, 25 were in the Edmonton zone and 36 were in the Calgary zone.
During the first six weeks of 2017, 56 pe