All Resources

Opioid-related deaths in Alberta in 2017 : review of medical examiner data

Description

Alberta Health undertook a review of the Chief Medical Examiner's case files on all unintentional opioid-related deaths in 2017, supplemented by administrative data from Alberta Health. The... More ≫

Description

Alberta Health undertook a review of the Chief Medical Examiner's case files on all unintentional opioid-related deaths in 2017, supplemented by administrative data from Alberta Health. The purpose of the review was to learn more about the people dying from opioid-related deaths and the circumstances of those deaths, and to identify trends and inform potential interventions to help stem the increasing number of opioid-related deaths in Alberta.

Tags

Into focus : calling attention to youth opioid use in Alberta. Government of Alberta’s response to the office of the child and youth advocate

Description

In June 2018 the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released an investigative review examining the lives of twelve youth who died from opioid poisoning between October 2015 and September 2017.... More ≫

Description

In June 2018 the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released an investigative review examining the lives of twelve youth who died from opioid poisoning between October 2015 and September 2017. The review identified opportunities for system improvements in five areas, with five corresponding recommendations. All five recommendations have been accepted by the Government of Alberta, as outlined in this document.

Tags

Minister’s Opioid Emergency Response Commission (Ministerial Order 37/2017)

Description

Establishes the membership of the Minister's Opioid Emergency Response Commission. The Commission's work will encompass all action items identified to fit within the needed urgent response to the... More ≫

Description

Establishes the membership of the Minister's Opioid Emergency Response Commission. The Commission's work will encompass all action items identified to fit within the needed urgent response to the opioid crisis. The term of appointment of the members of the Commission expires on May 31, 2018.

Tags

Responding to Alberta’s opioid crisis : public progress report

Description

On October 27, 2016, Alberta announced it was implementing a range of new tools to address overdoses and deaths related to fentanyl and other opioids as part of an urgent government response to... More ≫

Description

On October 27, 2016, Alberta announced it was implementing a range of new tools to address overdoses and deaths related to fentanyl and other opioids as part of an urgent government response to reduce the harms associated with opioid misuse. These reports from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health provide updates on Alberta’s actions in response to the opioid crisis.

Tags