Saskatoon Overdoses
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Average cost for Saskatoon paramedics to attend life-saving overdose call is between $700-800Medavie Health Services West said in its overdose response where life-saving treatment isn’t necessary, the average cost per call is in the $300 range.HealthOct 19, 2020
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Increase in overdoses shows need for safe consumption site: AIDS SaskatoonAIDS Saskatoon said the city is in dire need of a safe consumption site, and is set to open this year despite a lack of provincial funding.HealthJun 19, 2020
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Overdoses, Narcan use spike to record levels in Saskatoon: MedavieMedavie spokesperson Troy Davies said the number of overdose calls in Saskatoon over the past week has been “alarming.”HealthMay 5, 2020
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Saskatoon police issue advisory following 5 overdoses, 1 causing deathAfter five overdoses within 30 hours in Saskatoon, police are issuing an advisory about the risk of illegal drug use.CanadaSep 17, 2019
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Naloxone used on two suspected overdose victims in SaskatoonSaskatoon police officers found an unresponsive man at the apartment and administered both naloxone and CPR.CanadaApr 26, 2018
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Bail denied for third person charged after fatal Saskatoon overdosesTwo of three people facing drug and weapons charges after the Saskatoon overdoses will remain in custody.CrimeApr 6, 2018
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Bail denied for man charged after suspected fentanyl overdoses in SaskatoonShervin Beeharry of Burnaby, B.C. was denied bail after being charged with drug trafficking allegedly connected to suspected fentanyl overdoses.CrimeMar 22, 2018
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Saskatoon judge grants bail to man charged with trafficking fentanylAzam Kabani of Burnaby B.C. faces drug trafficking charges laid after a string of overdoses from suspected fentanyl-laced cocaine.CrimeMar 21, 2018
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Deadly drug combination prompts calls for Narcan but first responders say it has limitationsSaskatoon first responders say Narcan nasal spray has limitations.CanadaMar 20, 2018
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Deadly batch of cocaine laced with fentanyl surfacing in other parts of Sask.: RCMPRCMP believe a deadly drug combination of cocaine laced with fentanyl is circulating in other parts of Saskatchewan.CanadaMar 16, 2018
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