A new report from Statistics Canada says Prince Albert had the most methamphetamine and cocaine in its wastewater per capita in Canada.

The waste water data, in terms of the highest levels measured, put Prince Albert at No. 1 followed by Halifax, Montreal, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Metro Vancouver, and Toronto.

The federal agency says on average, both methamphetamine and amphetamine levels have been consistently higher in cities in the prairies (Edmonton, as well as Prince Albert and Saskatoon) compared with the other cities participating in the Canadian Wastewater Survey.

Drug overdoses increased by more than 30 per cent from 2020 to 2021 according to the latest report from the Public Health Agency of Canada on Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada.  And the report indicates that approximately half of apparent accidental opioid toxicity deaths also involved a stimulant and cocaine, methamphetamine and amphetamine like MDMA fall into the category of stimulant.