Six people are reported to have lost their lives to accidental fatal drug poisonings in Grande Prairie between November and January.
According to the latest statistics from the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System, in November there were two deaths reported and two reported in December. All four deaths are reported to have been connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids. The two months combined is equal to the number of deaths reported in October of this year, but still down from the same two months in 2024.
Throughout 2024 there were 23 deaths reported to have been caused by drug poisoning, all connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids. That is down from the 39 opioid-related deaths reported in 2023.
In January there were two deaths reported from accidental fatal drug poisoning, connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids.
