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OTTAWA – HEALTH – The co-chairs of the federal, provincial and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the following statement on the release of updated data on opioid-related harms in Canada, covering the period of January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2020. For the first time, data on harms related to stimulant use (e.g., cocaine and methamphetamine) are also being reported.
58 Per Cent Increase in Opioid Deaths
“Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada, we were seeing early and promising signs that opioid toxicity deaths were beginning to decline in some areas of the country. The national data released today offers insight into the severe and worsening impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the overdose crisis, as indicat
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