Addiction Minister ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ as Alberta Opioid Deaths Drop to Lowest Since 2020

Published on July 20, 2024

The number of opioid deaths in Alberta has dropped to the lowest in four years, according to government statistics. Data released on July 18 show that the number of deaths per month in 2023 was 39.8 per 100,000 people. That number fell to 28.9 in the first four months of 2024. In 2020, the number of drug deaths each month for every 100,000 people was 27, the last time the number fell below 30. It’s something that Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams said he finds encouraging. “I am encouraged by the downward trend in the number opioid-related fatalities, and our government remains cautiously optimistic with the most recent data showing opioid overdose fatalities down 52 per cent since peaking last year,” he said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times....

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