Fentanyl Ontario

• Man charged after police seize unknown substance, turns out to be fentanyl

  Health Canada tested the substances found in a vehicle during a routine traffic stop by OPP and confirmed the substance was fentanyl.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2018
  
• Ontario doctor who trafficked fentanyl and forged prescriptions sentenced to 2 years

  In total, police alleged close to 500 fraudulent prescriptions for fentanyl patches were issued by Darryl Gebien.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2017
  
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• Opioid overdose deaths in Ontario will soon be tracked faster

  Ontario's chief coroner is making drastic changes to the collection of information on fatal opioid overdoses to gain a better picture of the growing crisis throughout the province, by investigating deaths in a much more timely fashion.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2017
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• Long wait times for fentanyl test results frustrating Ontario police, health units

  Staccato scenes play out in Jody McLennan's mind on loop: her husband slumped in his chair, paramedics pumping his chest, his lifeless body splayed on their living room floor.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2017
• Toronto widow speaks out after husband overdoses on cocaine possibly laced with fentanyl

  A Toronto widow is speaking out after the untimely death of her 25-year-old husband from a fatal overdose she suspects was caused by fentanyl or carfentanil-laced cocaine.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2017
• Ontario to track opioid overdoses on weekly basis for first time after spike in deaths

  Starting April 1, Ontario hospitals will begin tracking opioid overdoses in the province on a weekly basis for the first time in an effort to gain a near real-time look at the growing crisis, according to a letter from the provincial health minister obtained by Global News.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2017
• Ontario doctor who lost everything speaks out on fentanyl addiction ahead of sentence

  Darryl Gebien, a 46-year-old former ER doctor from Barrie, Ont., faces 68 charges related to the the forging of prescriptions and trafficking of fentanyl and will be sentenced on April 18.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2017
• Recent Kingston, Ont., overdoses may be linked to fentanyl: health official

  Health officials and police are warning that counterfeit prescription medications and some illicit drugs in the Kingston, Ont., area are believed to be contaminated with fentanyl.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2017
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• Ontario to call mayors’ meeting on opioids, province will fund Ottawa’s $2.5M plan

  Ontario will soon call a meeting of mayors from both large and small communities across the province as it looks for ways to tackle a growing opioid crisis.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2017
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• ‘Opioid problem’ in southwestern Ontario community: public health unit

  A southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an "opioid problem" that has left them scrambling to figure out the extent of the issue and what can be done to solve it.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2017