(Ottawa, Aug. 20, 2024) – Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario Division is urging the province to remain focused on addressing the opioid crisis as a health issue, that includes aspects of harm reduction, without perpetuating stigma that is often detrimental to individuals seeking help. CMHA Ontario encourages the government to remain open to forms […]Continue readingMaintain aspects of harm reduction as part of hub model; lessen the stigma around opioid use
Substance use and addiction
Most Ontarians want supportive health, social services to address opioid crisis: CMHA Ontario poll
(Toronto, July 25, 2024) – Amid the ongoing opioid and drug poisoning crisis, more than eight in 10 Ontarians would prefer solutions to these issues focused on health care and social services support, rather than punishment through the criminal justice system, according to new poll results released today. In addition to the overwhelming majority of […]Continue readingMost Ontarians want supportive health, social services to address opioid crisis: CMHA Ontario poll
We urgently need a provincial alcohol strategy in Ontario
(Toronto, May 13, 2024) – A coalition of organizations across public health, research and advocacy, and community mental health and addictions are calling on the province to develop a comprehensive provincial alcohol strategy to promote the health and safety of people in Ontario. In a letter released to the province today, the coalition points out […]Continue readingWe urgently need a provincial alcohol strategy in Ontario
The Drug Poisoning Crisis in Ontario and the Need for Harm Reduction
The data paints a grim picture. The drug poisoning crisis in Ontario has worsened since 2019, with the mortality rate due to opioid toxicity now 57 per cent higher than before the pandemic. Continue readingThe Drug Poisoning Crisis in Ontario and the Need for Harm Reduction
New online gambling statistics reveal a concerning trend for Ontario
New data released in October by iGaming Ontario (iGO) shows a 132 percent increase in the number of wagers on internet gaming sites compared to the same three-month period last year.Continue readingNew online gambling statistics reveal a concerning trend for Ontario
Ontario’s Attorney General responds Purdue Pharma’s ‘global resolution’ to opioid crisis
Ontario’s Attorney General has called out a major pharmaceutical manufacturer following a tentative settlement with U.S. state and local governments for not accounting for the impact the opioid epidemic has had on Canadian jurisdictions. Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma recently made a deal with multiple U.S. jurisdictions that could amount to $12 billion over time, which […]Continue readingOntario’s Attorney General responds Purdue Pharma’s ‘global resolution’ to opioid crisis
Johnson & Johnson found guilty of role in opioid epidemic
An Oklahoma judge has ordered health care and consumer packaged goods corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $572.1 million to the state for its role in the opioid epidemic that has caused 6,000 deaths in Oklahoma over nearly two decades. The judge found J&J and its pharmaceutical subsidiary Janssen guilty of creating a public […]Continue readingJohnson & Johnson found guilty of role in opioid epidemic