Overdose Awareness

• ‘This can happen to anyone’: A grieving N.S. family on addiction, loss and hope

  Justin Surette was just 21 when he died from an accidental overdose. Now, his mother and brother have put his story into video, with the message that 'no family is immune.'

  Features

  Sep 5, 2024
  
• ‘Not just numbers’: Manitoba recognizes victims, front-line workers in ongoing overdose crisis

  Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith said the province is seeing too many deaths from drug poisoning — 171 between January and April of this year alone.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2024
  
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• Hundreds gather for Recovery Day in Winnipeg

  Tents, booths and activities filled the field in front of the CN Stage at The Forks in Winnipeg as the community marked the fifth-annual Recovery Day.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2023
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• Fatal overdoses can have ‘ripple effect’ on others in community, Winnipeg counsellor says

  According to Statistics Canada, there were more than 7,300 opioid-related deaths in the country last year alone — double what we saw just a few years ago.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2023
• More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health finds

  Montreal's public health department released its latest numbers, which showed that 175 people died of suspected drug overdoses in the last year.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2023
• ‘Remembering loved ones’: Tree of hope for overdose awareness in Kelowna, B.C.

  Moms Stop the Harm are setting up Christmas trees across Kelowna to honour those who have dealt with substance use injuries or death.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
• Island Health issues toxic drug warning for Greater Victoria, B.C.

  Island Health officials are worried about the illicit drug supply in the area, as some of it may be tainted and toxic.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2022
• In marking Overdose Awareness Day, MLHU looks to put focus back on region’s opioid crisis

  More than 1,037 opioid-related emergency department visits were recorded in the region last year, nearly double the number seen in 2019, according to health unit figures.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2022
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• Okanagan Nation Alliance rides through region for overdose awareness

  "A few years ago we had a couple of youth who overdosed and it really put a fire under us...it's enough for us to create this movement."

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2022
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• Woman cycling 1300km for Winnipeg harm reduction group

  Carol Packer is setting out to bike 100 kilometres per day to raise awareness and money for addiction and mental health.

  Health

  Jul 3, 2022