# Suspect drug-related deaths are running 31% ahead of last year through June

The city's figures record 92 deaths in the first 6 months of 2026, against 70 over the same months of 2025.

Published: 2026-08-18T10:27:25.278Z
Edition: hamilton
Canonical: https://localwire.ca/hamilton/2026-06-hamilton-drug-deaths-pace
Publisher: Local Wire

## Record

Source: Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health
Period: January to June, 2026 and 2025
Method: Year-to-date sums over the same number of months; percent change rounded to a whole number
Caveat: Suspect deaths are preliminary; recent months rise as records arrive

## Report

Hamilton has recorded 92 suspect drug-related deaths in 2026 through June, according to Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health. Over the same 6 months of 2025 the series recorded 70, a difference of 31%.

The full series, with every month the city has published, is on the [Hamilton numbers page](/hamilton/numbers). Every figure is read directly from the city's own published data and links to it.

## Sources

[1] Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health — https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/public-health/alcohol-drugs-gambling/hamilton-opioid-information-system