2017-01-25 03:43:29
NUMBER CRUNCHING
Opioid abuse
The number of deaths related to opioid abuse in Canada is increasing at an alarming rate. National data on this growing crisis is scarce but here are some facts.
4,800
Hospital admissions related to opioid poisoning between 2014 and 2015
14.9
percentage of Canadians that use opioid as pain reliever
8 days
Average length of opioid-related hospital stay
15% to 29%
Canadians living with chronic pain
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