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The Alberta government is assembling thousands of anti-overdose kits, while ordering officials to slash detox waiting lists as a fentanyl crisis rocks southern Alberta.

The moves come as new data suggest the number of fentanyl-related deaths this year will soon outpace last year’s total. Alberta Health confirmed Wednesday that fentanyl was a cause or contributing factor in 110 deaths between Jan. 1 and mid-May, compared with the 120 deaths recorded for all of 2014.

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“I’ve asked my ministry to look into other timely actions that we can take to bring about change immediately,” Health Minister Sarah Hoffman told the Herald. “We want to make sure if there’s anything we can do in short-term measures, that we’re not leaving any stone unturned.”

Alberta Health confirmed it has a one-year project grant to fund an estimated 3,250 naloxone kits across the province, which are now being assembled. “Rollout is expected over the next one to two months,” spokesman Tim Kulak said.

A recent Herald investigation found that Calgary’s two public detoxification facilities are grappling with overcrowding and regularly turning away patients.

Visitors to the province’s Renfrew Recovery Centre report that at times half of those seeking help are asked to return later, with no new beds added since the centre’s 1975 opening. Staff at the non-profit Alpha House, the city’s only other public detox facility, reported similar problems.