A Saskatoon mother is fighting for change after her 19-year-old son died from a fentanyl overdose. She believes one of the pills he took killed him. Opioid overdose deaths in Saskatchewan are being tracked for the first time. The mother of an overdose victim in Saskatoon is speaking out about the need for more support for victims and their families. Facts and statistics are presented about opioid consumption and overdose deaths in Canada and Saskatchewan between 2010-2017.

1. Parents of overdose victim call for change
Saskatoon mom fights for change after son’s fentanyl death
Mothers take up fight against fentanyl
Saskatoon Mother believes one of those pills killed
her 19-year-old son Kelly Best.
Opioid overdose deaths tracked for first time in Sask
Mother of Saskatoon overdose victim speaks out

4. ……..over used and under delivered.

5. Facts and Stats

6. North America Consumes
approximately 80% of the
worlds opioids
- International Narcotics Board 2013

7. 2010 – 2016
78
86 86 88 85
116
51
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Overdose Death Stats Sask 2010 to 2016

8. Jan 2010- Feb 2017
0 - 16 17 - 25 26 - 40 41 - 60 > 60 Total
2010 0 15 18 24 29 86
2011 2 12 33 25 26 98
2012 5 18 31 36 39 129
2013 1 16 22 31 20 90
2014 1 25 23 20 22 91
2015 5 37 16 23 14 95
2016 1 29 31 21 12 94
2017 0 5 8 2 2 17
700
Narcan
Saskatoon

9. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse/Canadian Institute for Health Information

10. ER Visits Alberta 2016 -Opioids

11. ER Opioid related Visits by Community Alberta 2016

12. Overdose
Death

13. ER Visits 2016 – accidental opioid and other substances

14. Opioid poisoning and ER visit by Age 2016

15. Prescribed
within 1 year
before
fentanyl
related death

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17. Suboxone and Methadone
Outdated and stigmatized attitudes

18. “Lock them
Up”

19. What Can you do…