Stimulant drug use is reported to be contributing significantly to accidental drug toxicity deaths in Canada. In fact, as drug overdoses increased by more than 30% from 2020 to 2021, the latest report from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada indicates that approximately half of apparent accidental opioid toxicity deaths also involved a stimulant.
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