Opioid
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Region had sharp rise in opioid-related deaths, hospital visits during pandemic: MLHUThe Middlesex-London Health Unit's findings mirror what's being seen across Ontario since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.HealthMay 18
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Kingston-area public health calls for decriminalization of personal use drugsThe health unit's Community Drug Safety Advisory Committee is calling on the federal government to decriminalize the use of drugs.ÂCanadaApr 25
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6th anniversary of B.C. drug crisis met with calls for rapid access to safer supplySince B.C. declared a public health emergency over the deadly tainted drug supply, more than 9,400 people have lost their lives, more than one in five of them last year alone.HealthApr 14
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Group of doctors makes opioid crisis policy recommendations to Alberta governmentHow do you tackle a deadly and ongoing poisoning crisis? A group of Edmonton-area doctors has a few ideas and so too does the provincial government.HealthApr 7
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Saint John police issue warning about opioid drug after carfentanil linked to 2 deathsCarfentanil, which is used to tranquilize large animals, is estimated to be 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.HealthApr 7
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Peterborough Public Health issues alert following spike in drug poisoningsThe health unit says the increase in drug-related calls over the past two days may be related to purple-coloured fentanyl.HealthApr 5
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Illicit drug deaths January third-highest ever recorded in B.C.The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January.HealthMar 12
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Toronto police investigating after 4 deaths, 9 other incidents of suspected fentanyl overdosePolice said the suspected drug overdoses occurred between March 4 and March 7 in Toronto's downtown area.CrimeMar 8
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Alberta talking with social agencies about opening overdose prevention sitesOverdose prevention sites tend to be more bare-boned than supervised consumption sites and can operate on a temporary instead of permanent basis.HealthMar 2
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Advocate calls for B.C.’s drug-checking program to be scaled upChecking illicit drugs for deadly toxins is the best option to prevent fatal overdoses without a safer supply, but that service should be expanded says an advocate for drug users.HealthFeb 19
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