Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy

• Opioid crisis worsens in Simcoe Muskoka amid COVID-19 pandemic, health unit says

  The opioid crisis in Simcoe County and Muskoka is worsening as the region continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the local health unit says.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2020
  
• Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy update looks at successes, challenges in fighting crisis

  Some of those accomplishments, the update says, include training 132 health professionals in opioid use disorders AND establishing three new needle exchange sites.

  Health

  May 14, 2019
  
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• Online survey seeks community feedback about proposed supervised consumption site in Barrie

  According to the Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy (SMOS), starting Tuesday, residents can share their thoughts about a proposed SCS by filling out the online survey.

  Health

  Feb 19, 2019
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• Application process for supervised consumption site in Barrie underway

  Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy is hoping to submit the application by the summer.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2019
• Overdose prevention site application in Barrie unclear as Ontario halts 3 sites to conduct review

  With an opioid overdose rate five times the provincial average, health officials in Barrie are still waiting to hear whether or not the application for an overdose prevention site will be approved or denied.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2018
• Simcoe Muskoka Opioid Strategy releases plan to address growing opioid overdose crisis

  The strategy was developed over more than a year of work, and incorporates input from approximately 45 local agencies, organizations and the voices of individuals who have experienced the harms of opioid misuse.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2018