Ontario Opioids

• Opioid deaths in Ontario shelters more than tripled during pandemic, study finds

  A new study examining data indicates opioid-related deaths in the province's shelters more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, when compared with a few years prior. 

  Health

  Jun 18, 2024
  
• ‘High risk’ businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June 2023

  Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify for the program.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Ontario opioid death rate drops in 2022, coroner’s data shows

  Preliminary data from the coroner's office shows 1,278 people have died from opioid toxicity in the first six months of this year.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022
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• Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in Ontario hospitalizations, ER visits: study

  Safe opioid supply programs can significantly cut down on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for people at high risk for overdose, new research from Ontario suggests.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2022
• ‘It’s bad’: Opioids killed more Ontarians in 2nd year of COVID pandemic than 1st

  Opioids killed more people in Ontario in the second year of the pandemic compared to the first, but the province saw a drop in those deaths this past March, new data shows.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2022
• Toronto saw at least 511 opioid overdose deaths in 2021, new data suggests

  The preliminary data released by the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario represents a 74 per cent increase from 2019 and a 273 per cent increase from numbers recorded in 2015.

  Health

  May 20, 2022
• Ontario political parties promise help on opioid crisis as election looms

  Two parties pledged to help address Ontario's opioid crisis on the campaign trail Thursday.

  Politics

  May 12, 2022
• 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
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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, 2021
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• Toronto police issue public safety alert after Oxycodone stolen in city’s east end

  Police warns that the pills or capsules could be harmful or fatal if ingested, especially to children. 

  Crime

  Apr 10, 2019