Opioid Crisis
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Waterloo Region’s battle with opioid addiction continues
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The Waterloo Region is facing an opioid crisis. According to Cameron Dearlove, the executive director at Porchlight Counseling and Addiction Services, it is worsening. Throughout 2024, the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy (WRIDS) issued multiple overdose alerts, highlighting a persistent and alarming trend in drug-related incidents. In Nov. 15, WRIDS extended a community drug alert…
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Waterloo Region moves forward with safe injection sites
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As the opioid epidemic prevails, there is talk of progress among Waterloo regional councillors. The community services committee of Waterloo Region, responsible for reviewing and reporting on public health, emergency and community services, agreed to move forward with implementing safe injection sites earlier this month. Proposals have been made regarding the future locations of sites;…
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Working through the opioid crisis
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Ontario needs a different approach to the opioid epidemic that’s taking over communities, towns and regions like Kitchener-Waterloo. In 2016, the number of opioid-related deaths in Canada hit 2,861. An astronomically high number when comparing data from the previous decade. From January to June 2017 alone, there were at least 1,460 opioid-related deaths and Health…
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It’s all fun and games (and charities!) with fraternities
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Would you believe that an event with over 380 donors, 150 participants and a staggering $21, 680 raised shares a name with a popular dare for drinking games? No, I wouldn’t either — but the Jewish Fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi’s “Naked Mile” was able to accomplish way more in the span of a month-and-a-half than…
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