Opioid overdose deaths across Canada dropped by nearly a quarter last year compared to 2024, with health officials hailing the data as a sign that the federal government's drug policy is working.

Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.

Canada's opioid and stimulant-related death rate has reached an all-time high, according to a statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The number of apparent opioid toxicity deaths ...

OTTAWA — The federal government says the toxic drug crisis continues to have devastating effects despite a drop in opioid-related deaths last year.

The task force was created in 2018 as a regional response to the opioid epidemic.

Youth opioid use is increasing in Canada, as are related emergency department visits and deaths, yet governments are not providing adequate support to address this public health crisis, argue the ...

Recent settlements in U.S. government lawsuits against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the firm that allegedly consulted on boosting its sales have B.C.'s attorney general feeling "heartened" as ...

Although recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show signs of a reduction in annual opioid overdose deaths beginning in mid-2023, those rates remain above where they were when ...

In an email, the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) confirmed last year’s death toll was higher than the previous record in 2021. But the CPHO also said trends of opioid-related harms “are challenging ...