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Increase in overdoses in Waterloo Region, including one suspected death

A warning has been issued by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy after an increase in overdose calls. ....

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Recent gun violence in Waterloo region should spur preventative action, advocate says

Recent gun violence in Waterloo region should spur preventative action, advocate says
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Vigil in Kitchener's Victoria Park to honour teen who died of drug overdose

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A vigil is taking place in Kitchener s Victoria Park on Friday night to honour an 18-year-old who died of a drug overdose in February.
The teen s mother, Kelly Gordon, is looking to spread awareness about the dangers of addiction. Gordon says before her son was introduced to drugs he was an active kid who loved soccer.
Over the days and the months when he was becoming an addict, he dropped soccer and turned to drugs which very quickly absorbed the child that I knew, she said.
Gordon lost her son to addiction after he had been periodically living on the streets of Kitchener and overdosed on what was believed to be carfentanyl, an opioid meant for use in large animals like elephants. ....

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Street drug users fear overdoses, 'near-death experiences,' says report backing a safe supply program

Posted: Apr 13, 2021 5:01 AM ET | Last Updated: April 13
Holly Windsor, who lives in Kitchener, Ont., and uses fentanyl, supports the idea of a safe supply program, saying she s witnessed a number of overdoses.(Paula Duhatschek/CBC)
A new report from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council makes the case for a local safe drug supply program that advocates say would reduce overdose deaths along with social problems.
The report, titled (Un) Safe, includes results from interviews with 43 people who regularly use street drugs and don t have stable housing.
They spoke about not wanting to live in fear of overdosing, not wanting to have to rescue friends and colleagues from near-death experiences through overdose, said Michael Parkinson, drug strategy specialist with the crime prevention council. ....

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