Wider mix of substances being discovered in Calgary drug supply, agencies see overdose spike | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 7, 2026 - 13:38

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Wider mix of substances being discovered in Calgary drug supply, agencies see overdose spike

May 7, 2026

In testing over the past three months, University of Calgary researchers have found a wider variety of substances mixed together in the city's illicit drugs, which comes as several front-line agencies are responding to an increase in drug poisonings.



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