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Fentanyl overdoses on the rise, according to Toronto officials

January 9, 2017

City officials, alongside Toronto Mayor John Tory, said there were 42 fentanyl oversdose deaths in 2015, compared to 23 fentanyl oversdose deaths in 2014.

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