The drug toxicity crisis continues to accelerate across Canada, with rapid increases in opioid-related harms following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, there are currently no national estimates or comparisons across Canadian provinces and territories of the public health burden of opioid-related death throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study describes trends in premature opioid-related mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic across nine Canadian provinces and territories.
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Date Released: April 15, 2024