OPIOID
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Opioid overdose response now part of Red Cross first aid, CPR training as deaths mount
The Canadian Red Cross has added training to identify and respond to opioid poisoning in all its first aid and…
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Ontario builders’ group launches campaign to prevent opioid deaths among construction workers
A group that represents Ontario construction companies is launching a campaign to raise awareness after a new report revealed construction workers made up…
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Decriminalization of drugs ‘not a silver bullet’ for overdose crisis, prime minister says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not back decriminalization of drugs as a public-health response to the country's escalating opioid crisis, insisting…
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More Canadian federal prisoners waiting for opioid treatment
For the last 18 months, Ricky Leslie’s been cut off from Suboxone, the prescription medication the federal inmate relied on to…
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Alberta to fund 4,000 addiction recovery beds over next 4 years
The Alberta government says it will fund 4,000 addiction treatment beds over the next four years. Premier Jason Kenney said at an…
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Postpartum depression or anxiety reported by nearly a quarter of moms: StatsCan
New statistics suggest almost one-quarter of mothers experience either postpartum depression or an anxiety disorder in the months following birth,…
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Over 1,000 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses in first 9 months of 2018
Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer, according to new provincial data. Public Health Ontario has released updated…
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Opioid overdoses, deaths in Peterborough prompt calls for more help from province
A spike in opioid overdoses and deaths in Peterborough, Ont., is prompting a call for the Ford government to do more…
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Families of overdose victims react to Sudbury police laying manslaughter charge in opioid death
There are varying opinions on how to deal with traffickers who sell tainted opioids. Even people who have lost loved…
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Ontario to join B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers
The Ontario government will announce Monday that it intends to join British Columbia’s proposed class action lawsuit against dozens of…
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More than 10,300 Canadians lost their lives to opioids in less than 3 years
More than 10,300 Canadians died as a resulted of an apparent opioid-related overdose between January 2016 and September 2018, Public Health Agency…
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Over 600 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses in first 6 months of last year
New numbers show that 629 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses in the first six months of 2018. That’s an approximately…
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