Opioids Ontario

• Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows

  Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2023
  
• ‘High risk’ businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June 2023

  Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province will give out free naloxone kits and training to small businesses who qualify for the program.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Safer opioid supply program leads to drop in Ontario hospitalizations, ER visits: study

  Safe opioid supply programs can significantly cut down on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for people at high risk for overdose, new research from Ontario suggests.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2022
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• Project Vickery helps Durham police nab more than $2 million in cash, drugs

  Officers carried out search warrants at residences across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond, arresting 19 people who face nearly 150 charges.

  Crime

  Jan 17, 2019
• Thunder Bay has Ontario’s highest rate of opioid-related deaths: study

  According to the study, 220 people in the Thunder Bay district died from overdoses over the past 12 years.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2018
• Hamilton’s opioid-related deaths jump nearly 80 per cent higher than provincial rate

  Between January and October there were 70 confirmed and five suspected opioid related deaths in the city.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2018
• Two men charged after suspected fentanyl seizure in Brantford: police

  On Saturday, police seized 242 grams of suspected fentanyl and arrested a 28-year-old man.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2017
• Nearly 30 suspected opioid overdoses in less than two weeks: Hamilton Public Health

  Officials say between September 1 and 10, paramedics responded to 29 suspected opioid overdoses, compared to 40 in all of August.

  Sep 15, 2017
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• Ontario urged to declare emergency over opioid overdoses, deaths

  In the first six months of last year, 412 Ontarians died of opioid overdoses — an 11-per-cent increase from the previous year.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2017