# Opioid-related emergency department visits fell 74% in August from a year earlier

Hamilton recorded 27 visits in August 2026, against 104 in August 2025, in the city's published figures.

Published: 2026-09-01T10:32:14.422Z
Edition: hamilton
Canonical: https://localwire.ca/hamilton/2026-08-hamilton-opioid-ed-visits-year-over-year/
Publisher: Local Wire

## Record

Source: Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health
Period: August 2026 against August 2025
Method: Same calendar month compared a year apart; percent change rounded to a whole number

## Report

Hamilton recorded 27 opioid-related emergency department visits in August 2026, according to Hamilton Opioid Information System, City of Hamilton Public Health. In August 2025 the same series recorded 104, a fall of 74% year over year.

The 2026 total stands at 955 through August.

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