Community Substance Use Insights
The following community insights indicate the extent to which KFL&A communities have been impacted by substance use. It is updated monthly. Additional insights will be added over time.
A detailed Annual Surveillance Report is released each year.
Opioid Deaths
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Suspected opioid related deaths
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Monthly
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Link to Interactive opioid tool for confirmed deaths
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Notes about where this data comes from and its limitations
ED Visits for Substance Use
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Overall number and rate of visits
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Can we stratify by substance? Perhaps alcohol, opioids, methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, other? Positions us as not only interested in opioids and relays the bigger impacts of substances.
Naloxone Distribution
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KFL&A, pharmacies, Street Health?
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Quarterly
Consumption and Treatment Services Use
1. Site visits (total)
2. Unique clients served
3. Number of overdoses reversed on site
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