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Opioid overdoses among homeless people rose dramatically: Ontario study

A growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness are dying from opioid overdoses, according to a new study led by Drs. Tara Gomes & Stephen Hwang. Dr. Hwang recently spoke to The Canadian Press about their findings.

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Related:

  • Opioid crisis: More access to take-home treatments didn’t raise risk of overdoses, study says
  • ‘It’s bad’: Opioids killed more Ontarians in second year of pandemic than first
  • Deaths from the opioid crisis often make headlines. What’s overlooked is the toll on survivors
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