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The opioid crisis in Lethbridge and the rest of Alberta

Alberta is facing a substance use-related health crisis. Currently, more Albertans are dying each year from drug overdoses than at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This epidemic is claiming lives in Alberta at a rate greater than one per day.


  • 18 fentanyl deaths occurred in Lethbridge in 2017, and the death rate in this city was the third-highest among Alberta cities at a rate of 19 deaths per 100,000 people.

