Opioid deaths continue to climb shows latest provincial data

Another 143 Albertans died from an accidental fentanyl-related overdose in the third quarter of this year, bringing the annual total to an even 400, according to a new report issued by Alberta Health on Monday.
The 143 new deaths in the June-to-September period includes 68 from the Calgary zone and 39 from the Edmonton region. That compares to 2016 when a total of 87 fentanyl-related deaths were reported in the third quarter — a 64 per cent increase over the same three-month span.
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