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Yukon's chief coroner cautions about 'extremely high number of drug-related deaths'
The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:02PM EST
WHITEHORSE -- Yukon's chief coroner has issued a warning to residents about an increase in opioid-related deaths.
Heather Jones says in a statement that officials have confirmed four deaths due to illicit drugs in the first seven days of this year and they're investigating three other deaths thought to be drug-related.
She says the extremely high number of drug-related deaths in the past several months is a catastrophic reminder of the dangers of illicit drug use in Yukon...
...Statistics released late last year showed the territory had the highest per capita opioid overdose death rate in Canada at 48.4 per 100,000 people...
Yukon's chief coroner cautions about 'extremely high number of drug-related deaths'
The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:02PM EST
WHITEHORSE -- Yukon's chief coroner has issued a warning to residents about an increase in opioid-related deaths.
Heather Jones says in a statement that officials have confirmed four deaths due to illicit drugs in the first seven days of this year and they're investigating three other deaths thought to be drug-related.
She says the extremely high number of drug-related deaths in the past several months is a catastrophic reminder of the dangers of illicit drug use in Yukon...
...Statistics released late last year showed the territory had the highest per capita opioid overdose death rate in Canada at 48.4 per 100,000 people...
