Canada Records More Than 8,000 Opioid-Related Deaths in 2023

Canada Records More Than 8,000 Opioid-Related Deaths in 2023
Ambulances are parked at the entrance to the emergency department in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Opioid-related deaths continue to rise in Canada, averaging approximately 22 lives lost each day in 2023, an ongoing trend since the pandemic, according to government data.

There were 8,049 deaths due to opioid poisoning in the country last year, a 7 percent increase over 2022, according to a newly released report from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).