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Alberta government looking to create guidelines to remediate contaminated fentanyl sites

Aug 25, 2018 | 10:27 AM

The Alberta government is looking to create guidelines on how to remediate sites contaminated with the deadly street drug fentanyl.

Alberta Health has posted a request for proposals for a contractor to create guidelines to be used by companies for cleaning up drug labs, buildings where drugs are stored and locations where drugs are consumed.

The province is facing a growing number of fentanyl overdose deaths.

There were 583 deaths in 2017 and 368 the year before that.