Overdose Report

Two officers who investigated a rash of opioid overdoses leading to one death and serious injuries to seven people earned awards from U.S. Attorney …

Paramedics or firefighters responded to 47 overdoses in the community last year, up 96 per cent from 24 calls in 2019. There has now been a total of …

On Friday, Justice, Accountability & Victim Advocacy (JAVA) mothers of victims who died of drug overdoses gathered at Highland Park Cemetery. Their …

Several parents whose children died from drug overdoses shared their stories. “To have it skipped over, their deaths skipped over, and not prioritized as …

While those who die of COVID-19 are seen as victims who died mostly unpreventable deaths, it seems the people who die of overdoses are mostly …

Signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose: · Slow or weak breathing, not breathing · Drowsiness and difficulty staying awake, or can’t be woken up …

Using drugs alone can increase the risk of a fatal drug overdose. … Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of overdose deaths were in B.C. was …

And that’s great news if you consider opioid overdose deaths increased during the pandemic, according to the CDC,” said Carlos Briano, public …

Since 2016, almost 20,000 Canadians have died of opioid overdoses — and the death rates are increasing. This is the context in which the federal …

A chart of opioid mortality rate data by zip codes. The chart is available in the Cook County Department of Public Health’s Opioid Epidemic in …