Opioid Crisis
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As losses mount in toxic opioid crisis, Ontario cities memorialize overdose victims'We need to memorialize what these folks, our friends and family members, have gone through, and their tragic passing in this crisis we're all facing.'CanadaSep 18
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‘I loved him’: How one Regina group is making a difference preventing overdosesThe Regina Overdose Outreach Team began as a pilot project in 2022, providing access to counselling and addiction programs. Some hope it will become permanent.CanadaSep 13
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B.C. government launches opioid treatment line but critics say the focus is still wrongThe B.C. government launched an Opioid Treatment Access Line on Tuesday to help people access life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and connect to same-day care.HealthAug 27
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Addiction recovery centre opens west of EdmontonYears after the government closed a facility west of Edmonton that supported homeless men with addiction issues, the province has reopened a new treatment centre at the site.HealthAug 15
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Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 yearsProvincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.HealthJul 19
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some'We will defund them. There will not be a single taxpayer dollar from the Poilievre government going to drug dens,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.CanadaJul 12
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Peterborough health officials applaud AMO stance on opioid crisisA report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario calls for more action from the province to tackle the opioid crisis that saw 2,300 people die in 2023 alone.HealthJul 10
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Fentanyl-related opioid deaths rise in New Brunswick in 2023A report by New Brunswick's health department says there were 72 opioid deaths in 2023, with 71 of them accidental or whose cause the province is still investigating.HealthJul 8
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182 B.C. deaths linked to toxic drug overdoses in AprilThe coroner says fentanyl continues to be the primary driver of overdoses this year, and was detected in 82 per cent of toxicological tests.HealthJun 6
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‘Human tragedy’: 523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH saysToronto's top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health response.CanadaMay 29
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