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Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy has issued a community drug alert for an increase in overdoses/drug poisonings in Waterloo Region.

An advocacy group has extended a community drug alert after five more suspected drug poisoning deaths in Waterloo Region.

As Ontario planning to spend an added $32.7 million each year on addiction services, the Consumption and Treatment Service in Waterloo region has seen 779 overdoses reversed since opening in October 2019.

The Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy has issued an overdose alert, reporting that staff at the Kitchener Consumption & Treatment Services site responded to 11 overdoses between Sunday and Tuesday.

File photo of Kitchener's CTS on Duke St. Blair Adams/KitchenerToday A new rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinic in Kitchener is looking to put an extra focus on the 'T' in CTS. Operating out of the second floor of the Kitchener Consumption and Treatment Services site at 150 Duke Street West, the RAAM clinic is essentially a walk-in clinic for people with problematic substance use issues. "The co-location of a specialized medical clinic designed for people who are experiencing health issues related to their substance use is an important milestone for the Consumption and Treatment Ser...