Ontario Opioids
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‘High risk’ businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June 2023Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify for the program.HealthDec 14, 2022
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Ontario opioid death rate drops in 2022, coroner’s data showsPreliminary data from the coroner's office shows 1,278 people have died from opioid toxicity in the first six months of this year.CanadaNov 24, 2022
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Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in Ontario hospitalizations, ER visits: studySafe opioid supply programs can significantly cut down on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for people at high risk for overdose, new research from Ontario suggests.HealthSep 19, 2022
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‘It’s bad’: Opioids killed more Ontarians in 2nd year of COVID pandemic than 1stOpioids 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.HealthAug 23, 2022
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Toronto saw at least 511 opioid overdose deaths in 2021, new data suggestsThe preliminary data released by the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario represents a 74 per cent increase from 2019 and a 273 per cent increase from numbers recorded in 2015.HealthMay 20, 2022
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Ontario political parties promise help on opioid crisis as election loomsTwo parties pledged to help address Ontario's opioid crisis on the campaign trail Thursday.PoliticsMay 12, 2022
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Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with health care system the month before: studyAnd one in four had seen a doctor, gone to an emergency department or been discharged from hospital just a week prior, the research shows.HealthJan 18, 2022
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Study indicates 1 in 20 babies in Ontario exposed to opioids in uteroOne in 20 babies born in Ontario has been exposed to opioids during pregnancy, a new study indicates.Feb 17, 2021
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Toronto police issue public safety alert after Oxycodone stolen in city’s east endPolice warns that the pills or capsules could be harmful or fatal if ingested, especially to children.CrimeApr 10, 2019
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How a handful of pharmacists flooded Ontario’s streets with lethal fentanyl amid a national opioid crisisA Global News/Toronto Star investigation reveals how Ontario pharmacists staged robberies and forged prescriptions to obtain thousands of doses of opioids amid a national epidemic.CanadaSep 24, 2018
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