@article{ref1,
title="Opioid-related harms in Canada",
journal="Healthcare quarterly",
year="2018",
author="Grywacheski, Vera and O'Connor, Shannon and Louie, Krista",
volume="20",
number="4",
pages="10-12",
abstract="The rise in harms associated with opioids is an issue of increasing public health importance in Canada. The Government of Canada recently reported 2,816 apparent opioid-related deaths across the country in 2016. Recent 2017 data show that deaths involving fentanyl-related opioids have doubled from January to March as compared to the same time period in 2016 (Government of Canada 2017). Additional measures that provide a better understanding of opioid-related harms, such as hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, are a high priority. The objective of this study is to present pan-Canadian data on hospitalizations and ED visits because of opioid poisoning.<br><br>© 2018 Longwoods Publishing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1710-2774",
doi="10.12927/hcq.2018.25430",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.12927/hcq.2018.25430"
}