Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% but 20 people still died per day in 2024 | Unpublished
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Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Sean Boynton
Publication Date: June 25, 2025 - 15:31

Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% but 20 people still died per day in 2024

June 25, 2025
The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 per cent of which were in just three provinces.


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