Lisa's story: One of so many lost as opioids claim Indigenous lives at alarming rate

Lisa Red Young Man was one of at least 1,706 Albertans who died of opioid poisoning last year. The opioid crisis in Alberta has reached across populations and communities over the past number of years, but the First Nations population has been disproportionately affected.

Lisa's story: One of so many lost as opioids claim Indigenous lives at alarming rate
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Lisa Red Young Man was one of at least 1,706 Albertans who died of opioid poisoning last year. The opioid crisis in Alberta has reached across populations and communities over the past number of years, but the First Nations population has been disproportionately affected.