Hamilton opioid overdose calls still trended upward in 2023: report

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A quarterly report says paramedics responded to more than 900 suspected opioid overdose calls in 2023.

RELATED: Toronto public health is alerting residents about a recent spike in opioid-related deaths. In a 4-day period last week, the number of people who died of a drug overdose was triple the average this year. This coming as two powerful synthetic opioids are found in the city's unregulated drug supply.

Most of those calls were tied to men between the aged 30 and 60 years of age, with the average calls per month around 80 over the 365 days.“Most incidents leading to suspect drug-related deaths occurred in private residences and toxicology data show that most opioid-related deaths in Hamilton involve at least one other substance,” the report from the city’s Epidemiology and Wellness Division said.N.S.

 

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