Fentanyl was responsible for 80 percent of the 3,787 opioid toxicity deaths recorded in Canada during the first half of this year, the country’s health agency has reported.
Data released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Dec. 23 highlights the continued severity of the opioid crisis, with a total of 49,105 opioid-related deaths reported between January 2016 and June 2024. During the same period, there were 2,846 hospitalizations and 13,287 emergency department visits for opioid-related poisoning.
