More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the trend is contributing to a high percentage of drug-related deaths.
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There's something in the wastewater, and it's not what you might expect. New data from Statistics Canada shows a surge in cocaine use across Canada, based on the sewage of major cities, and Montreal placed in the top three with the highest daily cocaine detection.
Stimulant drugs including cocaine, MDMA and multiple types of amphetamines contributed to roughly half of all accidental overdose deaths in Canada from 2020 to 2021, according to a new report by Statistics Canada that also tracked a sharp rise in overdoses.
OTTAWA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) Statistics Canada said Wednesday cocaine use is continuing to show signs of increase in the country based on new data of wastewater monitoring.