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Author of the article: Josh Aldrich Publishing date: May 27, 2021  •  2 days ago  •  2 minute read  •  Arlene Last-Kolb, whose son Jessie died from a fentanyl overdose in July 2014, holds a one-person rally in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg to raise overdose awareness on Wed., May 26, 2021. KEVIN KING/Winnipeg Sun/Postmedia Network Photo by KEVIN KING /Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun Article content Overdose Awareness Manitoba is calling on the province to act ...

Chatham man charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest A 52-year-old Chatham man faces several charges, including resisting arrest and assaulting police, after allegedly leading officers on a vehicle chase Monday night in Chatham. Author of the article: Daily News staff Publishing date: May 11, 2021  •  2 days ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content A 52-year-old Chatham man faces several charges, including resisting arrest and assaulting police, after allegedly lead...

Longer waits, fewer treatment beds and one Manitoba mans struggle for help with fentanyl use Most withdrawal management and residential treatment facilities are operating with fewer beds due to physical distancing, driving up wait times for those seeking help with substance use. Social Sharing The sooner they start doing something about it, the better, says Lee Earnshaw on Manitobas drug crisis Posted: May 03, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 3 Lee Earnshaw, 44, is a father and former commer...

New drug and alcohol recovery service launched in East Ayrshire The Rapid Access to Drug and Alcohol Recovery (RADAR) facility aims to steamline care and support for an individual. The newly launched RADAR service aims to steamline care and support for an individual affected by drug or alcohol use (Image: https://www.scx.hu/) Get the Ayrshire stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subs...

Article content A request of $19.5 million in provincial funding has been made to “fill gaps in addictions care” within Timmins and the surrounding district. The request for funding was made jointly by the city along with a coalition of local physicians, mental health and addictions organizations. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. $19.5M application to enhance local addiction services Back to video There have been repeated calls for enhanced add...

Article content Jody Wasserman was expecting the pandemic to cause overdose deaths to rise, but she was not expecting an 87% increase year over year. Data out of the Office of the Chief Medical Officer on Tuesday reportedly showed deaths due to overdose in Manitoba went from 199 in 2019 to 372 in 2020. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Opioid-related deaths skyrocketed in 2020, data show Back to video “That’s 372 lives that were just cut shor...

Funding to fight opiate issue locally Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board Executive Director Robin Harris recently released the following statement regarding funding received by the board as part of the state’s opiate response funding. “The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board is pleased to have secured just over $1.3 million in State Opiate Response 2.0 funds to further refine our system of care. It is a well-known fact that individuals, families and communities in Ga...

by Charlie Smith on February 11th, 2021 at 3:00 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 There was a record number of illicit-drug overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2020. And the Canadian Association for Safe Supply has linked this high number to inaction on the part of the provincial government. According to the groups cofounder, Jordan Westfall, the province was caught "flat-footed during a pandemic when we needed physical distancing and safe supply". In a news release, he said that "few could access that...

Article content The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has received just over $190,000 in funding to enhance two of its mental health and addictions programs. The Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network is providing an extra $150,161 in base funding to the hospital’s Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinic, CKHA board chair Greg Aarssen announced. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. New funding will enhance mental health, addictions programs at ...