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Ontario filled more opioid prescriptions than ever before amid overdose ‘crisis’

May 17, 2017

Wed, May 17: The number of opioid prescriptions filled in Ontario grew significantly over three years, affecting almost one in seven people, despite an increasing overdose “crisis” from drugs such as fentanyl that has swept across Canada. Alan Carter has more.

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