Ontario Opioid Crisis

• Ontario’s opioid-related deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels

  The number of opioid-related deaths suspected or confirmed in Ontario during the first few months of 2023 was almost identical to figures from the previous year.

  Health

  Aug 7, 2023
  
• Ottawa paramedic leader says drug supply getting more toxic amid overdose crisis

  Ottawa paramedic leader Darryl Wilton says not a day went by in 2022 that didn't include an overdose-related call.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2023
  
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• ‘It’s bad’: Opioids killed more Ontarians in 2nd year of COVID pandemic than 1st

  Opioids killed more people in Ontario in the second year of the pandemic compared to the first, but the province saw a drop in those deaths this past March, new data shows.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2022
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• Ontario political parties promise help on opioid crisis as election looms

  Two parties pledged to help address Ontario's opioid crisis on the campaign trail Thursday.

  Politics

  May 12, 2022
• Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with health care system the month before: study

  And one in four had seen a doctor, gone to an emergency department or been discharged from hospital just a week prior, the research shows.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2022
• New strategies must be implemented to deal with Ontario’s opioid crisis: science table

  Ontario's science table says a wide variety of strategies must be implemented to help tackle the opioid crisis, which has worsened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2021
• Ontario’s big city mayors call for decriminalization of drugs

  The appeal comes as the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) reported 2,426 opioid-related deaths in 2020, a 60 per cent increase from 2019.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2021
• Fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario surge during COVID-19 pandemic: report

  The report from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network found fatal opioid overdoses were up more than 75 per cent after COVID-19 hit in 2020, compared to the year before.

  Health

  May 19, 2021
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• Study indicates 1 in 20 babies in Ontario exposed to opioids in utero

  One in 20 babies born in Ontario has been exposed to opioids during pregnancy, a new study indicates.

  Feb 17, 2021
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• Nearly 1,500 died from opioid overdoses in Ontario last year, up from 2017

  Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics showing 1,473 people died from opioid-related causes in 2018, a jump of about 17 per cent from the previous year.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2019