Opioid Drugs

• Peterborough among Ontario cities with highest hospitalization rates for opioid poisoning in 2017

  Peterborough finds itself among other Ontario cities, including Brantford, St. Catharines-Niagara and Barrie, with the highest number of emergency department visits for opioid poisonings last year.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2018
  
• Skookum Festival medical team says it’s prepared for possible opioid overdoses

  The festival has also contracted BC Ambulance for additional paramedics and mobile resources.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2018
  
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• Could a medically supervised distribution program be the answer to the opioid crisis?

  According to one Canadian doctor, a program like this could reduce the number of opioid-related deaths.

  Health

  Jan 15, 2018
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• Fentanyl in Canada will get worse before it gets better: RCMP report

  Fentanyl use and distribution has exploded in Canada over the last 12 months, and it's going to get worse before it gets better, says a new RCMP report examining the deadly drug.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2016