Peel police issue public advisory over fentanyl overdoses
Police encourage the use of free naloxone kits as three cases of overdoses happened in one hour on Monday.
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Tag: Drug Overdose
Animal tranquilizer turned party drug and anti-depressant
Ketamine gained popularity as a recreational drug in the 1990, it was commonly a “rave” or club drug, often obtained in powder form and snorted, but it can also be injected, consumed in drinks or added to cigarettes.
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Drug crisis demands urgent action, experts say
A volunteer with Toronto Overdose Prevention Society said “more people will die” if the government puts public health clinics permanently on hold.
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Opioid crisis update from police
Canada faced over 4,000 deaths in 2017 from opioid drug overdose, according to police officers who attended a Toronto conference on the opioid crisis on Wednesday.
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Judge grants order to keep woman declared brain dead on life support
The family of Taquisha Mckitty, 27, stood before a Brampton judge for the second time on Thursday after her attending physician issued a death certificate declaring her brain dead last week.
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