Accidental fatal drug poisoning is said to have claimed the lives of four Grande Prairie residents in October.
According to the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System, all four deaths were connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids.
October saw a year-over-year decline in the number of accidental fatal drug poisonings in the city, with five reported in October of 2023, however, it is up from the previous two months when no deaths were reported.
Between January and October of 2024, there were 19 accidental fatal drug-related poisonings reported in the city, all reportedly caused by non-pharmaceutical opioids.
Across Alberta, there were 78 opioid-related fatal drug poisonings reported in October and in the first 10 months of the year, there have been 964 lives lost to accidental fatal drug poisonings.
