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6 deaths, 41 suspected opioid overdoses reported in 1st week of February in Waterloo region
The Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy is extending an overdose alert it issued last week after six more people died of suspected opioid overdose in just a week.
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Posted: Feb 10, 2021 2:34 PM ET | Last Updated: February 10
The Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy is extending an overdose alert it issued last week after 6 more people died of suspected opioid overdose in the first week of February. (Submitted by: B.C. Emergency Health Services)