April saw the lowest number of accidental fatal drug poisonings reported in Grande Prairie to date in 2024.
According to the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System, in April there was a single accidental fatal drug poisoning reported. The incident was connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids and is down from the eight incidents reported between January and February and three incidents reported in March.
Between January and April of 2024, there were 12 fatal drug-related poisonings reported in Grande Prairie.
Across Alberta, there were 90 opioid-related fatal drug poisonings in April, with 452 reported in the first four months of the year.
