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2024-05-19 12:59:08 UTC - HELPFUL
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The 42,000 deaths figure is Canada wide opioid toxicity deaths reported between January 2016 and September 2023. Opiod deaths have spiked in many jurisdiction throughout the world. WHO attributes this increase to the rise in synthetic opioids like Fentanyl. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/opioid-overdose#:~:text=From%202013%20to%202019%2C%20the,involving%20synthetic%20opioids%20(4). https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/
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