Overdose
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KFL&A Public Health warns of ‘shadow pandemic’ — the opioid crisisKFL&A Public Health is sounding the alarm when it comes to the number of overdoses and deaths due to opioids and toxic drugs in the region.HealthOct 14
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Saskatoon on track to see more emergency room visits due to meth than last yearThere were nearly 1,000 emergency room visits due to meth usage in 2020. Saskatchewan Health Authority said this year's numbers are on track to be the same -- if not worse.CanadaSep 18
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3 suspected overdose deaths reported in Guelph over the long weekendGuelph’s public health unit says there were three suspected fatal overdoses reported in the city over the Labour Day long weekend.CanadaSep 8
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Pop-up overdose prevention site attracts 260 Winnipeggers over long weekendThe event helped community members take part in a supervised consumption area and pick up harm reduction supplies under the watchful eye of nurses and outreach workers.HealthSep 8
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Winnipeg opioid crisis taking lives, taxing resources, say WFPS: ‘This is the reality’'Our health-care system is struggling, we're struggling with paramedic resources, they're struggling in hospital emergency rooms,' says Michelle Bessas of Winnipeg's opioid crisis.HealthSep 1
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Kingston marks International Overdose Awareness Day as numbers rise during pandemicFor International Overdose Awareness Day, a Kingston mother who lost her son to an overdose in 2017 says there shouldn't be any stigma.CanadaAug 31
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Advocates gather at Montreal’s Place Émilie-Gamelin for International Overdose Awareness DayAdvocates who took part in the event are trying to spread awareness and educate the public on the effects and dangers of opioid use.NewsAug 31
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Manitoba on pace to exceed drug-overdose deaths in 2021This year is on pace to be another devastating one for drug-related deaths, according to Manitoba's Chief Medical Examiner's Office.CanadaAug 31
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Saskatchewan joins Moms Stop The Harm to end stigma behind drug overdosesThe annual campaign seeks to end overdoses, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.CanadaAug 31
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Toxic drugs are now the leading cause of death for people between 19 and 39 in B.C.In the first half of 2021, at least 1,011 people died from suspected illicit drug toxicity in the province, according to data released by the BC Coroners Service.HealthAug 31
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