Ontario Drug Policy Research Network

More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds CBC
Cocaine use rising in Canada, new data suggests, as researchers link stimulants to drug deaths CBC
Drug overdose deaths from multiple substances on rise in Ontario since start of pandemic: report CBC
Alberta , Sudbury , Thunder Bay , United States , Humber River
Changing nature of Canada's overdose crisis calls for more aggressive response, experts say CBC
Toronto , Yukon Territory , Whitehorse , Ontario , British Columbia
Nearly 1 in 3 employees to die from an opioid overdose works in construction. Is the industry doing enough to confront the crisis?thestar.com
Ottawa , Canada , Massachusetts , Ohio , United States
Why letting users know what's in the drugs they're taking is important as opioid deaths rise CBC
United Arab Emirates , Syria , Damascus , Ottawa , Quebec
THalf of Ontario opioid deaths interacted with health-care system the month before: Study torontosun.com
Sudbury , Ontario
Half of people who died from opioids in 2020 sought health care in the month before thestar.com
Thunder Bay , Toronto , Ontario
Toronto opioid deaths doubled during COVID-19, says provincial study thestar.com
Thunder Bay , Kensington Market , Ontario , Toronto
The use of benzodiazepines, prescribed for sleep and anxiety disorders, has declined in Ontario but risen for young women, study says thestar.com
Canada , Ontario
When prescription opioids run out, users look for the supply on the streets CBC
Canada , Tchad , Hastings , British Columbia , Downtown Eastside
More than half a million prescription drugs are stolen each year - and most are opioids CBC
British Columbia , Surrey , Woodstock , Halu , Canada
A Prescription For Opioids Is Unlikely To Turn Into A Fatal Addiction huffingtonpost.ca
Calgary , Ontario , Ottawa , Canada
Volume of opioids dispensed to Ontarians drops: study The Globe and Mail
Canada , Thunder Bay , Muskoka , Simcoe , Renfrew
NIn a ‘corner of hell’ with a killer drug: Fentanyl blamed for spike in Toronto overdose deaths nationalpost.com
Ontario , South Riverdale , Vancouver , Moss Park , Toronto
Toronto police issue safety alert after four suspected fentanyl deaths thestar.com
Yonge Street , Canada , Dundas , Banjul , Trefann
TTwo people die daily of opioid overdoses in Ontario torontosun.com
Toronto , Canada , Ontario
Two people dying a day in Ontario from opioid overdoses: study The Globe and Mail
Toronto , Ontario
Two people die every day in Ontario of opioid-related causes, research shows thestar.com
Yonge Street , Canada , Toronto , Sydney , Ontario
THundreds of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario: report torontosun.com
Timiskaming , Thunder Bay , Ontario

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