Ontario Opioid Crisis

• Ontario’s big city mayors call for decriminalization of drugs

  The appeal comes as the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) reported 2,426 opioid-related deaths in 2020, a 60 per cent increase from 2019.

  Politics

  25 mins
• Fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario surge during COVID-19 pandemic: report

  The report from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network found fatal opioid overdoses were up more than 75 per cent after COVID-19 hit in 2020, compared to the year before.

  Health

  May 19
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• Study indicates 1 in 20 babies in Ontario exposed to opioids in utero

  One in 20 babies born in Ontario has been exposed to opioids during pregnancy, a new study indicates.

  Feb 17
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• Nearly 1,500 died from opioid overdoses in Ontario last year, up from 2017

  Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics showing 1,473 people died from opioid-related causes in 2018, a jump of about 17 per cent from the previous year.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2019
• Guelph mayor writes letter urging Barrie city council to support a supervised consumption site

  Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie said in an open letter Monday that he's "done a complete 180-degree turnaround" regarding a supervised consumption site in Guelph and is urging Barrie city council to support the development of a local facility.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2019
• Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer: Public Health Ontario

  Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 388 people died from opioid-related causes from July to September 2018, down from 414 deaths during the same period in 2017.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2019
• New approach for opioid crisis, say police

  Ontario Provincial Police say they have undergone a big shift in their approach to overdoses as the opioid crisis deepens.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019
• ‘Alarming increase’ in opioid overdoses, deaths across Ontario: OPP

  Since September 2017, officers have administered naloxone on 79 occasions and saved 73 lives, police say, with the highest number of naloxone doses being administered in March and April.

  Health

  Jun 6, 2019
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• Ontario government announces central agency to oversee mental health and addictions care

  Attorney General Caroline Mulroney says the current system is fragmented and confusing for patients and their families.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
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• Ontario government will join B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers

  B.C. filed the proposed class action against dozens of pharmaceutical companies last year in a bid to recoup the health-care costs associated with opioid addiction.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019