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Front-line workers say Winnipeg is in the midst of a drug epidemic, driven by a surge in opioid overdoses that is killing users and overwhelming first responders who are dispatched to dozens of calls every day. Dr. John Younes, Manitoba’s chief medical examiner, says he has “unequivocally” seen a surge …
Read More »Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying
Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren’t happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report. The Public Health Agency of Canada released the most recent data on opioid toxicity deaths showing in 2024, 20 people …
Read More »N.B. opioid deaths involving fentanyl at all-time high, says Public Health
Laura MacNeill says a regular client of Avenue B Harm Reduction died from a fentanyl overdose last week. Those tragedies have become increasingly common, the executive director said, noting Avenue B staff have witnessed people overdose while sitting in the Saint John office. “We see these folks, we look at their face, we know their story,” MacNeill …
Read More »Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs
The video call is grainy, but it’s crystal clear what the person on the phone is trying to sell: illicit drugs, packaged and ready to be shipped to Canada. The seller, who goes by the name Kim, says he sells cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA and nitazenes, a powerful class of synthetic …
Read More »B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a Canada-wide class-action lawsuit against consultancy firm McKinsey & Company as part of ongoing legal efforts by the province to recover health-care costs relating to the toxic drug crisis. In a judgment posted Friday, the province alleges the company advised opioid manufacturers and helped design …
Read More »Opioid deaths in Ontario shelters more than tripled during pandemic, study finds
A new study examining data from the Ontario coroner’s office and other sources indicates opioid-related deaths in the province’s shelters more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, when compared with a few years prior. The study conducted by researchers from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network at Toronto’s St. Michael’s …
Read More »York police issue opioid warning after multiple overdoses – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police in Ontario issued a public warning on the dangers of opioid use after responding to five overdoses, one of them fatal, all in one day in the Newmarket area. Police say they were called to a Queen Street address …
Read More »‘Almost died a few times’: Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids
GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Crystal Plume sits in the shade of a tree near a busy intersection in downtown Sudbury and carefully injects fentanyl into a vein on the back of her hand before licking the speck of blood left behind. The 36-year-old who regularly panhandles in the northern Ontario …
Read More »Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014, research shows
TORONTO — Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report shows. Opioid deaths among those aged 15 to 24 surged during the first year of the pandemic to 169 deaths, up from 115 the year …
Read More »Naloxone kits a lifeline in a worsening opiate crisis – Winnipeg
At Northway Pharmacy Brothers, naloxone kits are flying off the shelves. The Selkirk Avenue pharmacy in Winnipeg distributes 50-70 kits per week. Each kit contains between two and four doses. But pharmacy manager Brett Roeland believes the need is actually much higher. “I’m pretty confident they’re all being used in …
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