“At-risk” work sites are required to have naloxone kits starting today
Construction sites are a concern for high-risk opioid overdose incidents, according to a residential builders association leader.
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Tag: opioid crisis
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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Rehab program for northern Ontario ‘a start’ but not enough, advocate says
Save Our Young Adults founder Connie Elliot is hesitant Soo’s new withdrawal management program will assist those struggling with addiction.
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Opioid crisis increases again in Ontario during the pandemic
Opioid-related deaths in Ontario triple in six months with 1,345 deaths.
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Mental health and addiction bus launches this spring in northern Ontario community
Hospitalization in downtown Sault Ste. Marie for mental health and addiction is three times the provincial rate.
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Northern Ontario city seeing a deadly rise in opioid-related deaths during COVID-19
In just over one month, opiate-related deaths in Timmins, Ont., have reached a total of six, triple the annual rate in 2017.
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Opioid-related deaths quickly rising in Canada
The latest report by the Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioids Overdoses shows that opioid-related deaths are increasing in number.
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Survey finds teen drug use in Ontario at an all time low
Teenagers are less interested in drugs and alcohol than their parents’ generation according to the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS).
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