Dr. Tara Gomes spoke to The Globe and Mail about her new research showing nearly two-thirds of Ontario residents who died from accidental drug and alcohol overdoses in recent years had interactions with the health care system for substance-use disorders before their deaths – but only a small number of people were able to access addiction-treatment services.
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