Ontario Opioid Overdoses
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Naloxone kits mandatory in high risk Ontario workplaces starting todayAs of today, workplace safety legislation mandates what the government has called ``high-risk'' workplaces to have a naloxone kit available.CanadaMay 31, 2023
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Fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario surge during COVID-19 pandemic: reportThe 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.HealthMay 19, 2021
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After losing their sons to lethal opioids, these two mothers are fighting backEvelyn Pollock and Angie Gorog continue to work and advocate in the community following the overdose deaths of their sons.CanadaNov 28, 2018
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Ontario launches website to make opioid data publicOntario has launched a website that makes opioid-related data available to health-care workers and the public.HealthMay 24, 2017
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Opioid overdose deaths in Ontario will soon be tracked fasterOntario'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.CanadaApr 11, 2017
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Ontario to track opioid overdoses on weekly basis for first time after spike in deathsStarting 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.CanadaMar 14, 2017
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