Hospitalizations due to substances in Canada before and during COVID-19 as of 2020
Changes in hospitalizations because of health issues due to substance consumption during the outbreak of COVID-19 differed depending on the substance type. In 2019, there were around 9,530 hospitalizations involving stimulants, while this number increased to 10,280 in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. This graph shows the number of people who were hospitalized in Canada because of substance consumption, in the period from March to September 2019 and March to September 2020, by substance type.