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.
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![At left, Lisa Red Young Man sits at a picnic table in a black sweater surrounded by her children. Sitting at the back is May Red Young Man, Lisa's mother. Young Red Man was one of 1,706 known to have died of opioid poisoning in 2023, the deadliest year on record for Alberta. A collage is shown. At left, a photo of many people sitting around a picnic table. At right, a woman's profile is pictured.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7096204.1709125114!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lisa-red-young-man.jpg)
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.