Posted: Jun 16, 2021 5:34 PM MT | Last Updated: June 16
Del Graff is Alberta's child and youth advocate.(Submitted by Del Graff)
Alberta's child and youth advocate is warning that 2021 is shaping up to be the worst on record for deaths of young people from opioid overdoses.
Last year, 95 Albertans under the age of 25 died due to opioid poisoning. Alberta recorded 29 deaths in the first three months of 2021.
In a new report released Wednesday, Del Graff followed up on his 2018 report about youth and opioid use. Although some progress has been made on five recommendations, Graff found the situation has become much worse.