Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins speaks at a news conference Monday, as Toronto Mayor John Tory listens, about a boost in efforts to combat the opioid overdose crisis. DAVID RIDER / TORONTO STAR ) Order this photoThe Ontario government is injecting almost $15 million into local efforts to fight the opioid crisis and reduce needless deaths from fentanyl and other drugs. For Toronto Public Health, the funding will add five new health workers, four of them full-time, in education, planning and addiction outreach. Ontario is expected by fall to have released provincial overdose figures for 2016 and part of this year. Tory commended the Liberal government for its work with local governments fighting the crisis, saying the new funding could help save “many” lives.

Source: thestar June 13, 2017 01:07 UTC