Rising Multi-Substance Overdose Deaths in Ontario Linked to Increasingly Toxic Drug Supply According to New Report
Toronto, Ontario – A new report highlights a worrying trend in Ontario, with findings that more people are dying from multiple toxic substances since the beginning of the pandemic. The report, published by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) and Public Health Ontario, reveals that complex factors, such as the increasingly toxic and unregulated drug supply and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, are contributing to a surge in overdoses. The study found that …