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EMS responses to suspected opioid-related overdoses
Between January and September 2019, there were more than 17,000 Emergency Medical Service responses to suspected opioid-related overdoses, based on available data from 9 provinces and territories in Canada. (Health Canada)
Opioid-related harms in Canada
The majority of Emergency Medical Service responses to suspected opioid-related overdoses were for males (72%) and more than three-quarters (76%) were among young and middle aged adults aged 20-49 years old. (Health Canada)
Opioid-related deaths in the US in recent years
Overdoses involving opioids killed nearly 50,000 people in 2019, and nearly 73% of those deaths involved synthetic opioids. (Source CDC)