OTTAWA — Newly released statistics on opioid-related deaths in Canada through the first three months of the year suggest such fatalities are on the rise compared to each of the last two years. The latest national report tracking deaths linked to the painkilling drugs, released on Tuesday, shows there were 1,036 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada from January through March 2018. Tam and Strang say the data suggest increases in opioid-related deaths in other parts of the country as well. About 94 per cent of all deaths were considered accidental, or unintentional, overdoses, with the largest concentration in the 30- to 39-year-old age group. “There is no silver-bullet solution when it comes to the opioid crisis,” she said.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 20:48 UTC