Share of hospitalizations for substance abuse in Canada from 2017-2018, by substance
From 2017 to 2018, around 53 percent of hospitalizations for harm caused by substance use in Canada were for alcohol. Types of harm included drug or alcohol overdose, severe withdrawal symptoms, injury caused by intoxication, chronic conditions such as liver cirrhosis, or drug-induced psychosis. This statistic shows the distribution of hospitalizations for harm attributed to substance use in Canada 2017 to 2018, by substance.