Opioid Overdose Canada
-
Surviving an overdose may depend where a person lives in Canada, advocate saysThere are eight approved supervised consumption sites in British Columbia, nine in Ontario, six in Alberta, four in Quebec, and none elsewhere, according to Health Canada.CanadaJan 3, 2019
-
2,066 Canadians died of opioid overdoses in the first half of 2018That means the total number of opioid-related deaths in the country since January 2016 is now at least 9,000.HealthDec 12, 2018
-
-
Advertisement
-
7-year-old girl alerts school officials after finding parents dead of suspected overdoseTwo adults in Pennsylvania have been found dead of suspected drug overdoses after their 7-year-old daughter told school officials she couldn't wake them up.WorldOct 5, 2016
-
-
Advertisement
-
Ontario needs to better track opioid deaths, despite health minister’s claims: criticsOntario's health minister has repeatedly denied there is a lack of comprehensive real-time data to track the opioid overdose death crisis in the province, despite Premier Kathleen Wynne conceding earlier this week that more information is needed to track the growing problem.CanadaSep 28, 2016
-
Ontario mom speaks out on lack of action in wake of opioid overdose crisisAn Ontario mother who lost her son to a fentanyl overdose is speaking out in the wake of an opioid overdose crisis in Ontario.CanadaSep 23, 2016
-
-
Ontario ‘slow to respond’ to growing opioid overdose crisis: expertsAn average of two people die from opioid overdoses in Ontario each day, but unlike other provinces across the country -- there is no real-time monitoring system in place to provide a comprehensive look at the issue.CanadaSep 23, 2016
Trending
-
Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold32,637 Read
-
Chilling audio reveals scramble to clear Baltimore bridge before collapse16,048 Read
-
Cutting it close: N.B. man claims $64M lotto win just 19 days before expiry12,110 Read
-
Trudeau proposes new reforms for renters amid housing crunch10,036 Read
-
Ryanair CEO says airline found parts missing from Boeing planes8,678 Read
-
B.C. man makes history as 1st Canadian to finish, win ‘insane’ Barkley Marathons7,902 Read
-