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First Nations people are dying of drug poisoning at a disproportionate rate, according to the latest surveillance report from the Alberta government and the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre.
Alberta's latest substance use numbers show the province had its highest opioid-related death totals on record in 2023, with 1,867 deaths.
53 lives lost in Red Deer last year
A recent study shows that in 2020 net government revenue from alcohol sales was $13 billion while the net social costs from alcohol use were $19 billion.
Major health-care unions are raising the alarm about the Alberta government's transition to a new mental health and addiction agency, which will affect thousands of health-care staff across the province.