More than 2,000 Canadians died of opioid overdoses in first half of 2018

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New data shows that opioids continue to kill hundreds of Canadians every month, with the vast majority of those overdose deaths being considered accidental.

 

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How many died because they were denied opioids for severe pain?

Largely from spiked drugs with opioids from China..so why deny pain patients the medication they need

This is very sad for all those who lost loved ones! Addiction can happen after being prescribed medication. Comments on here are heartless.

Drug kills ..don’t do drug ....🤷🏽‍♀️

Are people really this simple,? it is not legal drugs killing people it is illegal drugs spiked usually with fentanyl. If you want to fix these issues we need to stop treating addiction issues as a war on drugs. This is a medical & health issue and need to be dealt with as such.

..and whose fault is that...

How many die from smoking each year far more than

They died from their own choice. Don’t aspect as to cry for them.

Here’s a thought don’t stick a needle in your arm!! If you do you know the risks this is not a tragedy.

The legal drugs are deadlier then the illegal drugs. They don't care about you. It's the money they want... It's all about the 💸💸💸

Any of that come from China? Its called Fentanyl . Manufactured and approved for sale by a Chinese company...that just happens to be State owned.

Almost like its a bad idea to give addictive drugs

What happens when they don't test drug of 10 years anymore! Not to mention the gov't lets big drug dealers do it!

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