Ontario Opioid Deaths

• 2 more from Waterloo Region face charges in connection with opioid death in Huron County

  Two more people from Waterloo Region have been charged in connection to a drug overdose death that occurred in Huron County last year, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

  Crime

  May 16, 2024
  
• Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows

  Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2023
  
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• Ontario looking to make naloxone kits mandatory at high-risk workplaces

  Some high-risk workplaces listed by the Ontario government include construction sites, bars and nightclubs.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2022
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• Half of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with health care system the month before: study

  And one in four had seen a doctor, gone to an emergency department or been discharged from hospital just a week prior, the research shows.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2022
• Large increase in number of opioid deaths, ER visits in Ontario

  Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 435 people died from opioid-related causes from January to March 2019 - up from 307 deaths during the same period in 2018.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2019
• More than 2 people a day dying of opioid overdoses in Ontario: study

  The rate of opioid-related deaths in the province has almost quadrupled over the last 25 years.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2017