OTTAWA — Canada’s chief public health officer says the opioid crisis may be responsible for limiting Canadians’ life expectancy. In a report released this morning, Dr. Theresa Tam says life expectancy has been steadily on the rise in Canada but she warns the life expectancy in B.C. Tam’s report, focusing on alcohol, cannabis and opioid use among youth, also says the drop in life expectancy is more prominent among men and Canadians living in poorer neighbourhoods. It calls for further research on effective policies for preventing problematic opioid and cannabis use in youth. Government data shows nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year.

Source: National Post October 23, 2018 15:33 UTC