Saskatchewan is already reporting 74 confirmed drug toxicity deaths by accident or suicide, and another 189 suspected drug toxicity deaths in 2022.

Of the 74 confirmed drug toxicity deaths so far this year, 19 of those were in Saskatoon and 23 were in Regina.

The provincial coroner’s office has released the overdose numbers through the end of July. At the current pace, the province could see as many as 450 drug overdose deaths.

There were 388 confirmed drug toxicity deaths last year, with 24 suspected drug toxicity deaths. There were 322 confirmed cases in 2020 and 179 in 2019. For comparison sake, the overdose total in 2016 was 109.

(CKRM)