Drug Poisoning

• Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit

  Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.

  Health

  Apr 9
  
• Drug poisoning alert issued for Peterborough area

  Peterborough Public Health says the substance that led to multiple drug overdoes on March 3 is not yet known.

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  Mar 4
  
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• Drug alert issued for Peterborough area after 14 overdoses over weekend

  Peterborough Public Health says the suspected drug is orange and green with sedative effects. Naloxone is unable to reverse the effects of sedatives.

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  Feb 13
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• Piikani Nation declares state of emergency after multiple drug deaths

  Piikani Nation Chief Troy Knowlton and council made the declaration on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• Belleville, Ont. overdose calls spike during the last week: ‘We have a crisis’

  Hastings-Quinte Paramedics responded to 90 calls for drug poisonings since last week, with one call resulting in death.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2023
• Health unit issues drug poisoning alert for Northumberland County

  "The increased opioid overdose reports this week are troubling," said Dorothea Service, the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit's harm reduction program manager.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2023
• Peterborough health unit reports 17 suspected drug poisonings over long weekend

  The health unit says the poisonings are presumed to be linked to a pink substance reported on Aug. 1. Testing found traces of benzos but was negative for fentanyl and xylazine.

  Health

  Aug 8, 2023
• ‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation

  A group of mostly mothers and grandmothers marched down a street in Gleichen, Alta., on Friday to raise awareness about the drug crisis on the Siksika First Nation.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
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• Naloxone kits being carried by more people to help strangers

  Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose. These kits are easily available antidotes that block the effects of opioids.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
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• Amid an overdose crisis, detox beds added at Calgary Drop-In Centre

  The Calgary Drop-In Centre announced two new programs for vulnerable people struggling with addiction to safely withdraw from drugs or alcohol under medical supervision.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2023