Hallucinogen-Related Hospital Stays and Emergency Visits in Canada

Hospital stays and emergency room visits involving hallucinogen use in Canada increased by 39% and 32% respectively over ten fiscal years. Health Canada produced this report analyzing trends by age, sex, harm type, and province from 2014-15 to 2023-24. The steepest increase in rates coincided with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in hallucinogen-related hospital_stay_rate and emergency_visit_rate over the ten-year time_range.
• Compare harm_type and demographic patterns across provinces and territories.
• Model the correlation between age_group, sex, and the rate of healthcare encounters.
• Assess the impact of specific events, like the COVID-19 pandemic year, on temporal trends in visit rates.

Strengths

• Ten-year time series covering fiscal years 2014-15 to 2023-24
• Analysis includes breakdowns by age group, sex, harm type, and province/territory

Limitations

• Underlying raw data and specific column counts are not provided
• Data is aggregated into a report format, limiting direct analysis of individual records

Provenance

Source

Health Canada

Collection Method

Analysis of administrative health data on hospital stays and emergency room visits.

Time Range

Fiscal years 2014-15 to 2023-24

Freshness

Report last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Canada, with breakdowns by province and territory.