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Two accidental drug poisoning reported in Grande Prairie in January 2025

Two people are reported to have lost their lives to accidental fatal drug poisonings in Grande Prairie in the first month of 2025

According to the latest statistics from the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System, which lags several months behind real time, there were two deaths reported in January, which was half the number reported in January 2024

Both deaths are reported to have been connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids. Throughout 2024 there were 23 deaths reported to have been caused by drug poisoning, all connected to non-pharmaceutical opioids.

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