A Kitchener man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man who died of an opioid overdose in Huron County, Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say.
London Free Press
Hundreds of health care workers at London's two big hospitals have been trained to deal more effectively with drug users amid a national overdose crisis, and the program will be rolled out to more than four times that number yet.
London Free Press
On Feb. 6, the alarming news rippled across social media. Outside a church in downtown Belleville, emergency officials had responded to 13 overdose incidents in less than an hour. Police asked the public to "avoid unnecessary travel to the downtown core" and give emergency personnel space to do their jobs.
London Free Press
Patients of a safer opioid supply program in London report less use of street drugs and fewer overdoses, a study released Thursday concludes. Read More
London Free Press
The health unit for Oxford County and Woodstock police are warning of "toxic" fentanyl circulating in the community after a spike in overdose calls during the last few weeks. Read More
London Free Press
We are waltzing through a public health emergency: Two steps forward, one step sideways, pausing at every step. Read More
London Free Press
The health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties has launched a study to determine if the region needs a supervised drug-use site, as its top doctor says the number of drug-overdose deaths nears one a week. Read More