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

Prescription pills containing the opioid oxycodone are shown on Dec. 23, 2017. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy

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.