Opioid Overdose Deaths

• Toronto Public Health issues alert after increase in suspected opioid overdose deaths

  The alert, dated July 22, said preliminary data from Toronto paramedics shows that from July 17 to July 21, 10 suspected opioid overdose-related deaths were reported.

  Health

  Jul 25, 2022
  
• Drug decriminalization unlikely to be pursued by most provinces despite B.C. approval

  Provincial and territorial officials who reacted to Tuesday's approval or spoke with Global News indicated they will not follow B.C.'s lead, at least not right away.

  Health

  May 31, 2022
  
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• There are growing calls for drug decriminalization. Could it solve Canada’s opioid crisis?

  Canada needs a coordinated, national drug possession policy that should be designed to tackle opioid overdose mortalities, experts say.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2021
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• Toronto Board of Health chair calls for action after 27 opioid overdose deaths in July

  Coun. Joe Cressy is urging all levels of government to take action following what he says was the largest number of opioid deaths recorded in a single month by Toronto Public Health.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2020
• Opioid-related death toll rises to 22 in city of Peterborough: police

  Deputy police Chief Tim Farquharson confirmed that there have been three more opioid overdose deaths in Peterborough in the last week.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2019
• Bob Layton: Who is responsible for opioid overdose deaths?

  Ask Oklahoma takes drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to court over its alleged role in the state's opioid crisis, Bob Layton asks: What is the price of a human life?

  Commentary

  Jul 5, 2019
• Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer: Public Health Ontario

  Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 388 people died from opioid-related causes from July to September 2018, down from 414 deaths during the same period in 2017.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2019
• New approach for opioid crisis, say police

  Ontario Provincial Police say they have undergone a big shift in their approach to overdoses as the opioid crisis deepens.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019
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• ‘Alarming increase’ in opioid overdoses, deaths across Ontario: OPP

  Since September 2017, officers have administered naloxone on 79 occasions and saved 73 lives, police say, with the highest number of naloxone doses being administered in March and April.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2019
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• This popular painkiller is surging in Canada, and one doctor is sounding the alarm

  Tramadol prescriptions have risen 30 per cent between 2012-2016 in Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017