Opioid Overdose Ontario
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Opioid overdose deaths among Ontario homeless people have risen dramatically: studyA new study says people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario.CanadaOct 17, 2023
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7-year-old girl alerts school officials after finding parents dead of suspected overdoseTwo adults in Pennsylvania have been found dead of suspected drug overdoses after their 7-year-old daughter told school officials she couldn't wake them up.WorldOct 5, 2016
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Ontario needs to better track opioid deaths, despite health minister’s claims: criticsOntario's health minister has repeatedly denied there is a lack of comprehensive real-time data to track the opioid overdose death crisis in the province, despite Premier Kathleen Wynne conceding earlier this week that more information is needed to track the growing problem.CanadaSep 28, 2016
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This is how it starts: Ottawa drug outreach workers fear looming powdered fentanyl crisisDrug outreach workers in Ottawa are bracing themselves against powdered fentanyl, fearing an outbreak of overdoses like in Western Canada.InvestigationsSep 24, 2016
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Ontario mom speaks out on lack of action in wake of opioid overdose crisisAn Ontario mother who lost her son to a fentanyl overdose is speaking out in the wake of an opioid overdose crisis in Ontario.CanadaSep 23, 2016
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Ontario ‘slow to respond’ to growing opioid overdose crisis: expertsAn average of two people die from opioid overdoses in Ontario each day, but unlike other provinces across the country -- there is no real-time monitoring system in place to provide a comprehensive look at the issue.CanadaSep 23, 2016
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