An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous.
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.
The researchers found that 12,115 accidental overdose deaths across the province were directly attributed to opioids, stimulants, alcohol and benzodiazepines during that time frame. Those “engagements” could be anything from a trip to an emergency department or a visit with a primary care doctor that is not necessarily drug related, but a significant number of them involved attending hospitals.Reaction as Trump threatens ‘economic force’ against Canada“We need to make sure that those emergency departments are actually well set up to support and provide care to people who are relying so heavily on them,” Gomes said.
“The goal of those programs is really to make sure that there is specialized care for addictions medicine and for people who use substances integrated within emergency departments and hospitals,” she said.“Part of that is to help make sure people get the best quality of care within the hospital setting, but also to help plan for when people are discharged to connect them to primary care, their family doctor, and other community-based services.
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