The opening of a new day detox program offered by the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will help more people get treatment for alcohol and opioid use, and should make a huge difference to their lives.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/royal-day-detox-beds
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Thunder Bay at the highest per-capita rate in Ontario, at 69.14 deaths per 100,000 people — with Sault Ste. Marie just behind, recording 38 deaths last year and Timmins with 18. #TalkOverdose #ParlonsSurdose #opioids #Canada
Interventions could be having a real impact. Treatment options, including lifesaving opioid reversal drugs like naxolone, which people regularly carry with them, or programs to reduce the stigma of drug use or educate young people on the dangers, might be making a dent. But the illicit drug supply is always evolving. The unpredictability of ingredients is what makes accessing this uncontrolled supply so dangerous.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fentanyl-overdoses-canada-us-drug-enforcement-1.7504182
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Teenagers as young as 14 years old are dying from drug overdoses in recent "gut-wrenching" incidents, says Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical examiner.
Dr. Nash Denic joined the RCMP in a press conference Wednesday. Cocaine is now the leading drug responsible for overdose deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the RCMP.
Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close today, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/consumption-sites-ontario-1.7498128?cmp=rss
Canada's opioid crisis is worsening as more children fall victim to the toxic wave of drugs.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/c2998473-ctv-national-news--opioid-crisis--impact-on-kids/
Homalco First Nation dealing with 4th funeral in 6 months due to drug crisis
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Nova Scotia Health has issued a public alert about a potent new drug never before seen in the province's illegal drug supply.
The B.C. government is making changes to its safer supply program that will require patients to take their doses of medications such as hydromorphone in the presence of a health care worker. New patients will immediately be required to have their doses witnessed, but there will be a transition period for those already in the program.
https://vancouversun.com/news/ndp-require-health-workers-witness-patients-safer-supply
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized multiple shipments of synthetic opioids arriving from China at the international mail and cargo processing facilities in Mississauga and Vancouver, BC.
"I think this funding is likely a drop in the bucket, but it will make great impact (alongside other initiatives)," said David Slater, manager of community well-being at the City of Regina.
Poilievre would impose mandatory life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl
A northern Ontario First Nation declared a state of emergency Tuesday over concurrent crises involving crime, gang activity, addiction and mental health problems that have plagued the community for years.
Fentanyl has become a household name. But now, an even more potent class of synthetic drugs is showing up in drug busts across the country: nitazenes.
Premier Doug Ford's plan to "close the loophole" on supervised injection sites in Ontario is especially concerning given that Ontario has the highest level of opioid overdose deaths in Canada.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/812260/number-of-deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-province/
Premier Doug Ford’s government is closing a “loophole” it fears could lead to more safe drug consumption sites in Ontario.
Matriarchs stepping up to raise children as drug crisis claims more lives
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/matriarchs-kokums-14-grandchildren-1.7253059
