Opioid Overdoses
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Surge of weekend drug overdoses in Ottawa part of ongoing national crisisThe Ottawa Police Service says it responded to 19 drug-related overdoses on Saturday, and another three on Sunday morning.HealthJul 10, 2023
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Health unit issues opioid overdose alert for City of Kawartha LakesThe Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports a "noticeable increase" in suspected drug overdoses in the City of Kawartha Lakes over the past week.HealthMar 20, 2023
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Poilievre vows to sue drug makers over opioid crisis to fund addiction treatmentPoilievre made the pledge during a stop in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized for its embrace of safe supply sites and decriminalization.PoliticsMar 14, 2023
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U.S. judge rules in favour of 3 drug distributors in West Virginia opioid lawsuitProsecutors had argued the companies should be held responsible for sending a "tsunami" of prescription pain pills into the community.WorldJul 4, 2022
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Toronto saw at least 511 opioid overdose deaths in 2021, new data suggestsThe 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.HealthMay 20, 2022
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Edmonton takes step toward decriminalizing simple possession of illegal drugsEdmonton city councillors voted in favour of asking administration to explore the issue of decriminalizing simple possession of illegal drugs and provide recommendations.CrimeApr 11, 2022
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More than 1,700 Albertans died of drug overdoses in 2021, the deadliest year on recordThe province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December, bringing the yearly total to 1,758.HealthMar 18, 2022
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Ontario looking to make naloxone kits mandatory at high-risk workplacesSome high-risk workplaces listed by the Ontario government include construction sites, bars and nightclubs.HealthMar 1, 2022
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California judge rules in favour of drugmakers in $50B lawsuit over state opioid crisisIt marked the first trial win for any drug companies in the more than 3,300 lawsuits filed by states and local governments over the U.S. drug abuse crisis.WorldNov 1, 2021
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Board of health unanimously supports application for second CTS site in HamiltonHamilton's board of health has unanimously supported an application for a second consumption and treatment services site in the lower city as the opioid crisis grows even worse.HealthOct 18, 2021
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