During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.
Lethbridge hit record drug deaths in 2023

During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.
Every year since the UCP government defunded the SCS, drug deaths in Lethbridge have hit a new record. We’re on track to more than double last year’s record.
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Every year since the UCP government defunded the SCS, drug deaths in Lethbridge have hit a new record. Last year was no exception.
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