‘It’s an epidemic:’ Inexpensive crystal meth eclipsing opioids on the Prairies
Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many.
Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,000 deaths across Canada in 2017 and over 3,000 in 2016.
But officers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta say they’re worried about crystal meth as a narcotic of choice.
“The meth problem is happening across the Prairies. They’re seeing that opioid use is now being replaced with meth,” said Lethbridge police Chief Rob Davis.