Tag: Overdoses
London police arrest shooting suspect, make largest-ever fentanyl seizure
London police made the city’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl after arresting a second suspect in a shooting at a London public housing building, police say.
Grey-Bruce experiences second suspected fatal overdose in a week
A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert […]
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
London police chief urged to ‘set record straight’ on safe supply programs
The jump in opioid pills hitting London’s streets started when several pharmacies began dispensing them, the health unit says, a finding that suggests federal Conservatives and other critics targeting the older Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program are missing the mark. “There was a notable increase in hydromorphone prescribing from 2023 onward. There was not a […]
Grey-Bruce’s 25th opioid alert of 2024 issued; another fatality reported
Grey Bruce Public Health has issued an opioid alert for the 25th time in 2024 after, over a recent 24-hour period, there were three suspected drug poisonings, including one fatality. The local health unit issued the alert to its community partners and people who use unregulated substances on Tuesday after receiving notification of the suspected […]
One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London’s streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
The âday of deathâ: How a mystery drug, spate of ODs changed west Michigan
When nearly two dozen overdoses and seven deaths rocked Kalamazoo, police and health officials required a new level of cooperation. The response could teach other communities ravaged by the drug epidemic….
How grieving survivors help shape Michigan drug policy
More than 25,000 Michiganders die from drug overdoses each year. From shock and tears comes grit and resolve for change….
Fentanyl suspected in latest Owen Sound overdose death
Grey Bruce Public Health issued its 24th opioid alert this year after it was notified of a suspected fatal opioid-related overdose. Fentanyl is believed to be responsible for this fatality, in Owen Sound on Monday, Oct. 28. Last year the health unit issued opioid alerts 18 times. They’re issued after there’s been three or more opioid overdoses […]
Man gives out free drugs near downtown, several people overdose: Police
A Thornhill man is facing charges after a spate of several non-fatal overdoses linked to an unknown drug Friday afternoon â an operation that involved three police departments. Joseph Patrick, 26, of Thornhill was arrested in Etobicoke early Saturday after evading police in Strathroy Friday night. London police on Friday evening issued a public safety […]