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Opioid alert issued in Windsor-Essex after 14 overdoses

A public alert was issued Wednesday after the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s (WECHU) system identified 14 opioid overdoses in one week.

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High number of opioid overdose emergency department visits prompts alert

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) issued an alert Monday after its system flagged 11 opioid overdose emergency department visits last week.

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High number of opioid overdoses prompts local alert

Between Feb. 24 and March 2, the local health unit flagged eleven opioid overdose emergency department visits, eight of which involved fentanyl

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Overdose alerts issued in southwestern Ontario

Multiple agencies have issued overdose alerts in the last few days, with several suspected overdose-related fatalities reported.

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Local health unit issues opioid overdose alert

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s has issued a public alert through its Opioid and Substance Use Notification System that there has been an increase between Feb. 17 and Feb. 23 in the number of opioid overdose emergency department visits and opioid overdose Emergency Medical Service (EMS) calls.

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