of the 162 events that occurred that week, 117 individuals were taken to hospital. on average, since the beginning of june, ems has been attending 127 opioid-related events a week, according to substance use surveillance data published by the government of alberta.
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one issue they face is not knowing just how toxic the street supply is and when the group responds to someone, they can only make an educated guess.
previously, the province said it would be interested in reviewing evidence from other provinces on drug checking and if it makes a difference in curbing overdoses.
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