Deaths caused by alcohol, stimulant, opioid, and benzodiazepine toxicity in Ontario

Deaths caused by alcohol, stimulant, opioid, and benzodiazepine toxicity in Ontario Deaths caused by alcohol, stimulant, opioid, and benzodiazepine toxicity in Ontario The trends and circumstances surrounding accidental fatal substance-related toxicities from 2018 to 2021 8,767 2,886 Substance toxicity deaths in 2021 Accidental substance toxicity Accidental substance-toxicity deaths were 5 t i m e. [...] Alcohol toxicity deaths SUMMARY Trends & characteristics 1 6 % Increase in the number of alcohol toxicities from 2018 to 2021 1 3 % of all substance- related deaths from 2018 to 2021 involved alcohol as a direct contributor to death 2 9 6 Alcohol toxicity deaths in 2021 Alcohol Toxicity Deaths in 2021 9 2 % of deaths had other substances directly contribute to death Demographics 74%* 83% 10% 52% 7. [...] Southern Ontario 71% Deaths rates were similar in rural vs urban residences Rural Urban 11 stimulant 12 stimulant 15% 14% deaths per deaths per 100,000 people 100,000 people *This proportion is among cases where location of incident was known Stimulants only 2 substances 3+ substances This infographic provides a high-level overview of the findings of the report. [...] The complete methods and results are available at characteristics-of-substance-related-toxicity-deaths-in-ontario/ Opioid toxicity deaths SUMMARY Trends & characteristics 2 x Increase in the number of opioid toxicity deaths from 2018 to 2021 8 5 % of all substance- related deaths from 2018 to 2021 involved opioids as a direct contributor to death 2 5 4 7 Opi. [...] The complete methods and results are available at characteristics-of-substance-related-toxicity-deaths-in-ontario/ Benzodiazepine toxicity deaths SUMMARY Trends & characteristics 4 5 % increase in the number of benzodiazepine toxicity deaths from 2018 to 2021 9 % of all substance-related deaths from 2018 to 2021 involved benzodiazepine as a direct contributo.