Drug Overdose
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‘You were crying for help’: B.C. mom’s anguish after daughter, 12, died of suspected drug overdoseShortly after they moved from Calgary, the mother said she tried to get her daughter into a drug rehab facility but was told there were none for children under the age of 14.HealthMay 6
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Suspected opioid deaths in Peterborough area rise to 20 so far in 2021: health unitIn 2020 the Peterborough region's rate of opioid-related emergency department visits was 151 per 100,000 residents.HealthMay 5
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Prairie Harm Reduction raises more than $180,000, will expand hoursJason Mercredi, the supervised consumption site's director, said it shows the narrative around addictions is changing in the prairies.CanadaMay 3
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‘Alarming’ spike in weekend drug overdoses in Peterborough area: health unitFrom Friday, April 30, to Sunday, Peterborough paramedics responded to 21 opioid-related calls for service.HealthMay 3
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Kelowna mom calling for safe drug supply as toxic drug deaths continue to climbThe B.C. Coroners Service released its monthly report on Thursday, stating that 158 British Columbians died from an overdose in March, up 41 per cent from the same month last year.CanadaApr 29
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Drug overdose deaths spiked 87 per cent in Manitoba last year'These are all health issues, this is all about saving lives... no one life is more important than another.'HealthApr 22
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Supervised consumption site director says gov’t help neededThe supervised consumption site's director says Prairie Harm Reduction needs government funding to be sustainable, even with a huge outpouring of support from local businesses.CanadaApr 19
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Durham man charged with manslaughter following teen’s fentanyl overdose death: policeDurham police say an 18-year-old boy died after ingesting fentanyl he allegedly purchased from a 19-year-old Brooklin man.CrimeApr 15
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Downtown Vernon Association expresses ‘guarded optimism’ about overdose prevention siteThe site is meant to help keep people alive as British Columbia continues to struggle with an overdose crisis.NewsApr 15
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Manitoba NDP push for bill ensuring more transparency, quicker reporting of drug overdose deaths"At this point we don't have the data for 2021, we know up until October of 2020 that there were 259 fatalities due to overdoses."CanadaApr 11
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