More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, new research suggests.

More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds
A mother wears a purple ribbon during a Moms Stop The Harm memorial on the seventh anniversary of the opioid public health emergency in Vancouver on April 14, 2023.

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, new research suggests.