Waterlol Integrated Drug Strategy
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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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