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Opioid-related deaths declined in 2024, but Ontario remains among the hardest-hit provinces

Summary by NorfolkToday.ca
Canada saw a decline in opioid-related deaths in 2024, but public health officials warn the country remains in the grip of a deadly crisis—with Ontario among the provinces still heavily impacted. According to new national data released Wednesday by Canada’s chief medical officers of health, coroners, and medical examiners, 7,146 people died from opioid toxicity between January and December 2024. While that figure is a welcome drop from 8,623 dea…
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NorfolkToday.ca broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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