‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis.

‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon firefighters have gone to 901 drug poisoning calls since January

Mayor Cynthia Block said Saskatoon needs more housing, including units with supportive services.

’Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

The drugs crisis in Saskatoon has been far reaching, affecting first responders who've dealt with a spike in calls.

'Overwhelming': Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

SASKATOON — The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis. The names of those who’ve died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled on the Prairie Harm Reduction building.

Saskatoon drug crisis like 'nothing we've ever seen before' puts lives at risk daily: Prairie Harm Reduction

The Saskatoon Fire Department says it has responded to 935 overdose incidents or suspected opioid poisonings since the start of this year — more than three times the number usually seen in the city.

BC marks solemn 9th anniversary of toxic drug crisis that killed thousands - Link Newspaper

It has been nine years since B.C. issued a public health emergency in response to the toxic drug crisis. Marches were held across the province on Monday to remember those who have died and to honour those whose fight continues. More than 16,000 lives have been lost due to unregulated toxic drugs since the emergency was declared in 2016. B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement mar…