Hamilton Opioid Crisis

• Hamilton pilot adds safe use model in men’s shelters to fight opioid deaths

  Three Hamilton, Ont. agencies will finally get money from the city for a delayed pilot that plans to embed harm reduction staff and services into men’s shelters.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2024
  
• Hamilton opioid overdose calls still trended upward in 2023: report

  A quarterly report says paramedics responded to more than 900 suspected opioid overdose calls in 2023.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2024
  
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• Drug checking, consumption site supported in Hamilton opioid action plan

  A drug checking pilot and test of a supervised consumption site in a men’s shelter are initiatives Hamilton hopes will reduce opioid overdoses in the lower city.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2023
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• Hamilton declares state of emergency amid troubles with homelessness, mental health and addiction

  Efforts by a city councillor in Hamilton to have a state of emergency implemented as a response to the city’s homelessness and opioid crisis were successful Wednesday.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2023
• Hamilton staff report says state of emergency won’t ‘open doors’ to aid city’s opioid crisis

  On Monday, Hamilton’s medical officer and city councillors continued to explore the possibility of declaring a state of emergency to battle an increasing opioid overdose problem.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2023
• Board of health unanimously supports application for second CTS site in Hamilton

  Hamilton's board of health has unanimously supported an application for a second consumption and treatment services site in the lower city as the opioid crisis grows even worse.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2021
• Coronavirus: Opioid crisis escalating in Hamilton due to naloxone restrictions, doctor says

  A physician who works with Hamilton's most vulnerable residents says the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a "tinderbox" for the opioid crisis.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2020
• Hamilton Drug Strategy tackles opioid crisis, addiction stigma in 2019 community report

  Hamilton continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic, although a partnership of community agencies is working to reduce both the harm and stigma associated with the crisis.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2020
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• Hamilton city council approves Wesley Day Centre alternative in light of expiring lease

  Dr. Richardson adds that the city is currently looking to either purchase or rent a location, stressing that "we've been through many, many, many sites."

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2019
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• Hundreds rally to save ‘hub for the homeless’, demand action on supervised injection site pledge

  About 200 people rallied at the city hall forecourt Tuesday afternoon, trying to stop the threatened closure of the Wesley Day Centre, which is slated to close August 23

  Health

  Jun 26, 2019