People who work with opioid users in Montreal say the city is well on its way to joining other parts of the country in seeing an overdose crisis. "It's a real crisis," said Carole Morrisette, a medical director with Montreal public health. Dr. Carole Morrisette with Montreal public health said the increasing popularity of highly potent, addictive synthetic opioids such as fentanyl is driving the increase in overdoses. He said organized crime groups have a higher profit margin when selling potent synthetic opioids. Morrisette said Montreal public health is working on a pilot project that would offer a "safe supply" of opioids to users in partnership with safe injection sites.

Source: CBC News November 11, 2020 22:14 UTC