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Alberta has seen its deadliest year for drug overdoses, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen despite the already-dire opioid crisis.
In B.C., the province's coroner's service makes overdose data, a service Alberta now plans to do as well through a new online tool.
The two provinces have recorded more than 2,300 overdose deaths this year alone. Heather Yourex-West reports.
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In B.C., the province's coroner's service makes overdose data, a service Alberta now plans to do as well through a new online tool.
The two provinces have recorded more than 2,300 overdose deaths this year alone. Heather Yourex-West reports.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7531139/alberta-opioid-data/
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