Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, new report says
- Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, with opioids and stimulants being particularly dangerous, according to a new report.
- From 2018 to 2022, overdose deaths involving one substance increased by 75%, while deaths involving two substances rose by 167%, and three or more substances by 186%.
- More than 2,600 Ontarians died from opioids in 2023, with opioids found in nearly 84% of drug toxicity deaths, according to Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner.
- Ontario plans to close 10 supervised consumption sites and shift to an abstinence-based treatment model by April 1, aiming to address the opioid crisis more effectively.
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