Toronto’s medical officer of health was unequivocal on Monday morning about the lethal consequences of the provincial government forcing closures of supervised drug consumption sites. Also receiving calls Friday were those who operate the Street Health site at Dundas and Sherbourne Sts. Proximity to similar sites and other city services like child-care and parks also factor in. In 2017, 1,265 people died of opioid overdose related deaths in Ontario, according to the province’s public health website. The sharp rise in overdose deaths is linked to a somewhat new and entirely unregulated drug infecting the street supply, the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Source: thestar April 01, 2019 17:11 UTC