Fentanyl drives spike in Skid Row overdose deaths, 248 recorded in 2022
“I took one hit and blacked out," said Jacquies Manson, who survived an OD he believes was caused by accidental fentanyl use.
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“I took one hit and blacked out," said Jacquies Manson, who survived an OD he believes was caused by accidental fentanyl use.
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A group of about 100 people gathered and danced to the beat of drums in a circle at Broadway and Osborne Street Thursday afternoon, calling on the Progressive Conservative government to heed calls for supervised consumption sites.
The province is cementing its approach on addictions care in Manitoba by reinforcing a commitment to treatment and long-term recovery while opposing supervised consumption sites.
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