Opioid
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Saskatchewan paramedics administer nearly 500% more naloxone doses since 2019Paramedics have given substantially more doses of Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug, over the last three years. The data was released during Paramedic Services Week.CanadaMay 26
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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.CanadaApr 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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