Opioid overdoses are killing a growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, a new study suggested Tuesday.
Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found about one in six people who died from opioid overdoses in 2021 were homeless, compared to one in 14 people back in 2017.
The researchers examined coroner's data and health records for 6,644 people who died from opioid overdose deaths in the province between July 2017 and June 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on health and social services was also likely a factor for marginalized people, he said. The study findings highlight the importance of outreach to marginalized people using drugs, Hwang said.
Although the agency doesn't have statistics on what percentage of people who died were homeless, Boyd said the impact is greater on marginalized people due to “lack of resources, stigma and discrimination.”
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