High rate of drug deaths

Yukon women may be dying of drug toxicity at a higher rate than in the rest of Canada, according to new data. A Yukon coroner’s report from August says that women in the Yukon accounted for 47 per cent of drug deaths since January. That’s a higher percentage than the national average of 23 to 30 per cent Canada-wide, according to data released on Sept. 28. The Yukon has seen a total of 17 drug toxicity deaths this year.