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With a recent spike in drug overdose deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador prompting calls to overhaul provincial drug policies, Health Minister Tom Osborne says a new all-party committee will work on ways to improve support for people battling addictions.
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Advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for overdose prevention sites as the number of deaths from toxic cocaine are on track this year to nearly double.
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Newfoundland’s chief medical examiner’s office says there were 18 confirmed or presumed-positive cocaine-related toxicity deaths as of July 23
The decision sparked controversy with many calling it discriminatory as it will have a drastic impact on Black communities and those living on the poverty line who do not have easy access to their polling places.