'It's bad': Opioids killed more Ontarians in second year of pandemic than first
About eight people per day died from opioids in the second year of the pandemic, preliminary data from Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner shows. From April 2021 to March 2022, 2,790 opioid-related deaths were recorded, up slightly from 2,727 in the first year of the pandemic.
But the data also shows the death rate dropped by 10 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time frame last year. The data is considered preliminary because it includes both confirmed and probable opioid-related deaths and is subject to change, Huyer said. Overall, the mortality rate for opioid toxicity in 2021 was 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people -- more than double the rate of 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
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