Tag: Naloxone
Fatal drug overdose suspected in Owen Sound Wednesday
Two suspected drug overdoses in Owen Sound Wednesday included one fatality. The suspected substance in the fatal overdose is unknown but the other overdose involved someone who smoked fentanyl and was revived with naloxone, Grey Bruce Public Health reported. Public health advice is to not use drugs alone and have naloxone on hand. Someone with […]
Owen Sound downtown drug-use arrests garner support, raise concerns
For the first time in years, Owen Sound police recently targeted public drug use. Will the move address public safety concerns and perceptions, or might it drive people to use drugs in secret, where they may be at greater risk?
3 years in, opioid settlement money still unspent in some Michigan counties, including Grand Traverse
Grand Traverse County and other Michigan communities have been slow to spend money meant to battle the opioid crisis. A report from the Attorney General’s office will offer more details this spring.
We Remember Them event aims to honour the dead and aid the afflicted
It’s been six years since Gelja Sheardown’s husband died of a fentanyl overdose in their Owen Sound home. The mother of three children, including young twins, started the city’s We Remember Them event to honour and recognize victims of the opioid crisis a year after her husband, Barrett Warwick, died. On Saturday, the fifth-annual event […]
London overdose surge: Police seek information after nearly 40 calls
Police say the surge has slowed but remain concerned about the presence of a potentially toxic substance.