2026-04-13 from cbc.ca
Substance use still 'a crisis,' with 'essentially somebody losing their life in Manitoba every day': expert
A previously reported drop in the number of people suspected of dying from substance use in Manitoba in the first half of 2025 appears to have held up through the rest of the year — a shift one addictions expert says is a positive sign, but represents only "one piece of the puzzle" in addressing preventable drug deaths.
Preliminary provincial data shows a total of 354 suspected substance-related deaths recorded from January to November 2025, the most recent month for which numbers are available. That marks a significant drop from the 530 substance-related deaths recorded from January to November 2024.
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