Data shows 24 suspected opioid-related overdose deaths in 2022

Updated overdose data has been released for Waterloo Region. 

As of May 12, there have been 24 suspected opioid-related overdose deaths so far this year.

That's 10 more since April 5. 

Data released by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy, current to April 30 showed there have also been 493 overdose-related emergency calls since the start of 2022.

Naloxone was administered 80 times. 

For comparison, there were 492 overdose-related emergency calls as of May 1 of 2021. Naloxone was administered 75 times by that point.