There were more than 8,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada between January 2016 and March 2018.

On average, more than 11 people die from opioid-related causes per day in Canada.

There were 3,500 apparent opioid-related deaths in 2016 and almost 1,000 additional in 2017.

3,996 deaths total.

In just the first three months of 2018, there were at least 1,036.

Between January and March 2018, 73% of accidental apparent opioid-related deaths of both

fentanyl or fentanyl analogs compared to 54% in 2016.

...an unprecedented number of Canadians in 2018.

Risk in developing an addiction after using prescribed opioids as approximately 5%.

In 2017, 1 in 9 Ontarians received a prescription.

94% of all deaths were considered accidental or unintentional overdoses.

The largest concentration in 2017-31-39-year-old. 3333 Ontarians were treated with methadone or Suboxone for opioid addiction.

Welcome to the Emergency Medicine Cases podcast. I'm your host, Anton Hellman, bringing you Canada's brightest minds in emergency medicine from EMC studios in Toronto.

Now, there is no denying the fact that the opioid crisis is here today, right now.

Its roots are deep.

Its social, medical, and economic considerations are varied and complex.

They might be thinking, this isn't really an emergency medicine problem, but in fact, it is.

This is as much of an emergency medicine problem as any other.

Managing a single opioid sick patient can be difficult enough, but by the time you add the

hundreds or thousands your ED might tackle per year, it can all seem overwhelming.

To even the most seasoned emerge doc, opioid addicted, opioid overdosed, and opioid

withdrawing patients can be a challenge.

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