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Ontario's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says

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Ontario's opioid strategy, even with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people, the auditor general found in her annual report released Tuesday.

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Ontario's opioid strategy outdated, auditor general says

Ontario's auditor general says the province's opioid strategy, with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people.

3 months ago·Canada

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Global News

Auditor general to release reports on Ontario Place, opioids

Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report, with sections on Ontario Place and on the province's opioid strategy likely to garner a lot of attention.

3 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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saugeenshoreshub.ca

Second fatality in a week prompts 26th Opioid Alert this year

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AMA Urges Policymakers to Act Despite Report of Improved Opioid Epidemic

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NorfolkToday.ca

Auditor General Report critical of Province’s opioid response

Ontario’s opioid strategy, last updated in 2016, is failing to meet today’s needs, Auditor General Shelley Spence revealed in her annual report. Over 2,600 Ontarians died from overdoses last year, most due to opioid toxicity. Health Minister Sylvia Jones spoke about the report yesterday (Tuesday), once again focusing on the planned homelessness and addiction recovery treatment hubs. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/…

3 months ago

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canadanewsvideo.com

Ontario's opioid strategy outdated: AG #CDN #CDNNews #Canada #Ontario

Ontario’s opioid strategy, even with its new abstinence-based model for treatment, is outdated and does not serve the current needs of the people, the auditor general found in her annual report released Tuesday. Shelley Spence said the province needs to develop a new comprehensive strategy to deal with the opioid crisis as the current one has not been updated since 2016. More than 2,600 Ontarians died last year due to overdoses, the vast majorit…

3 months ago

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