Opioid-Related Harms in Canada
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Report: Opioid-Related Harms in Canada (PDF)
Data tables: Opioid-Related Harms in Canada — Data Tables (XLSX)
Findings: Smaller communities feeling impact of opioid crisis in Canada
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Media contact: Julie Bortolotti
December 2018 — Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis. A new ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨analysis shows that opioid poisoning hospitalization rates continue to increase across Canada. Communities with populations between 50,000 and 99,999 are hardest hit, experiencing the highest per capita hospitalization rates in the country.
Other key findings of CIHI’s new analysis
- Opioid poisoning hospitalization rates have increased 27% over the past 5 years.
- Between 2016 and 2017, opioid poisoning hospitalization rates went up by 8%, resulting in an average of 17 hospitalizations each day.
- Between 2016 and 2017, rates of emergency department visits due to opioid poisoning rose in Ontario and Alberta by 73% and 23%, respectively.
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Key links
Report: Opioid-Related Harms in Canada (PDF)
Data tables: Opioid-Related Harms in Canada — Data Tables (XLSX)
Findings: Smaller communities feeling impact of opioid crisis in Canada
Media contact:
Media contact: Julie Bortolotti
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Canadian Institute for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information. Opioid-Related Harms in Canada. Accessed April 7, 2025.
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