Opioid-related emergency department visits are running 128% ahead of last year through July
The city's figures record 928 visits in the first 7 months of 2026, against 407 over the same months of 2025.
Hamilton has recorded 928 opioid-related emergency department visits in 2026 through July, according to Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health. Over the same 7 months of 2025 the series recorded 407, a difference of 128%.
The full series, with every month the city has published, is on the Hamilton numbers page. Every figure is read directly from the city’s own published data and links to it.