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Opioid overdoses on the rise as health units sound the alarm

Local health units are sounding the alarm after a surge in opioid-related poisonings.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit warns of potent tranquillizer in street drugs

Health officials in Simcoe County are warning of a new highly potent animal tranquillizer that may be circulating in the unregulated drug supply.

Substances used for animals, sedation found in some street drugs

Simcoe Muskoka's opioid crisis on the rise, health unit reports

A new study from Western University found that about one in six people in Ontario killed by opioid overdoses in 2021 were homeless, a jarring rise from one in 14 people back in 2017, and the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit says the rising numbers match up to what it s seeing locally.

Simcoe Muskoka health officials report overdose deaths nearly doubled during pandemic

Health officials in Simcoe Muskoka report a significant increase in opioid-related poisonings during the pandemic.