Opioid-related Deaths
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Safe supply is about ‘pulling out all stops’ to prevent opioid crisis deaths: TamCanada’s top doctor says street drugs in Canada have become so toxic that offering a safe supply of opioids is one way to prevent deaths.HealthDec 24, 2022
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Is safe supply for opioid use effective? Here’s what the experts, data say“It's very difficult to compare pre-2015 levels of overdose to what's happening now because the supply chain has totally changed,” one expert cautioned.CanadaDec 10, 2022
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Lethbridge city committee votes down Moms Stop the Harm resolutionA resolution put forward by Moms Stop the Harm Lethbridge will not move on to city council, after a unanimous vote by the community safety standing policy committee.HealthJun 2, 2021
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Community leaders urge Ford government to resume opening overdose prevention sitesHealth officials say 1,265 people died of opioid-related drug overdoses in 2017 in Ontario.PoliticsOct 1, 2018
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City of Vancouver calling for support of low-barrier opioid distribution pilot from provincial and federal governments"At the end of the day what this would do is help keep people alive."HealthJun 2, 2018
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Canada breaks record for annual opioid-related deaths as crisis worsensMore Canadians die because of opioids than motor vehicle accidents, according to new government data.HealthMar 28, 2018
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Opioid-related deaths in Ontario jump 52 per cent in 2017 compared to year beforeThe province said there were 1,053 opioid-related deaths between January to October 2017 compared to 694 in 2016.CanadaMar 7, 2018
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Police issue warning after 3 found dead, 2 hospitalized from suspected drug overdoses in 3 daysThe deaths on Monday and Wednesday bring the total number of suspected overdose deaths in the city so far this year to five.CrimeJan 17, 2018
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More than 2 people a day dying of opioid overdoses in Ontario: studyThe rate of opioid-related deaths in the province has almost quadrupled over the last 25 years.CanadaApr 20, 2017
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