Parents of overdose victim call for change

Saskatoon mom fights for change after son’s fentanyl death

Mothers take up fight against fentanyl

Saskatoon Mother believes one of those pills killed

her 19-year-old son Kelly Best.

Opioid overdose deaths tracked for first time in Sask

Mother of Saskatoon overdose victim speaks out

……..over used and under delivered.

Facts and Stats

North America Consumes approximately 80% of the

worlds opioids

- International Narcotics Board 2013

2010 – 2016

7886 86 88 85

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Overdose Death Stats Sask 2010 to 2016

Jan 2010- Feb 2017

0 - 16 17 - 25 26 - 40 41 - 60 > 60 Total

2010 0 15 18 24 29 86

2011 2 12 33 25 26 98

2012 5 18 31 36 39 129

2013 1 16 22 31 20 90

2014 1 25 23 20 22 91

2015 5 37 16 23 14 95

2016 1 29 31 21 12 94

2017 0 5 8 2 2 17

700

NarcanSaskatoon

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse/Canadian Institute for Health Information

ER Visits Alberta 2016 -Opioids

ER Opioid related Visits by Community Alberta 2016

Overdose Death

ER Visits 2016 – accidental opioid and other substances

Opioid poisoning and ER visit by Age 2016

Prescribed within 1 year

before fentanyl

related death

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Suboxone and MethadoneOutdated and stigmatized attitudes

“Lock them Up”

What Can you do…