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New data suggests an alarming trend in the opioid crisis in Windsor-Esbad.
According to Public Health Ontario, there have been 48 deaths in the region due to opioid-related causes in 2018.
This is the highest number ever recorded in Windsor-Esbad in the history of record keeping.
Data show 36 opioid-related deaths in Windsor-Esbad in 2017, up from 37 in 2016 and 24 in 2015.
Here is the distribution of the number of deaths per month in 2018.
January – 2 July – 7
February – August 4 – 5
March – September 5th – 3
April – October 0 – 4
May – 4 November – 8
June – 2 December – 4
The total number of 48 could also increase.
According to Public Health Ontario, three probable cases are still under investigation.
The trend is alarming, according to the Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Esbad region, Dr. Wajid Ahmed.
"We recognize that it's a big problem," says Ahmed. "Such relationships further compound the problem and bring a perspective to the community. we want to use this opportunity to get more support, more involvement of agencies to come together and find a lasting solution. "
The subject of secure injection sites is a hot topic in the city of Windsor.
The Windsor Overdose Prevention Society continues to press for secure injection sites in the city.
WOPS opened overdose prevention sites in undisclosed locations after the overdose death of Josh Chouinard, 17, last month.
Mayor Drew Dilkens and Police Chief Al Frederick do not support secure injection sites, but both suggest that the decision to open one in Windsor is the responsibility of the provincial government.
Last year, the president of the Windsor-Esbad County Health Bureau, Gary McNamara, said he was supporting a site. But he also noted that the province had limited the number allowed in Ontario to 21.
The Windsor-Esbad County Health Unit has on its website a link to the information and badistance available if you or any of your acquaintances require treatment and treatment. addiction.
Overall, statistics show that 1,022 people died of an opioid overdose in Ontario during the first nine months of 2018.
In 2017, 1,261 people died as a result of an opioid overdose, an increase from 2016, when 867 people died.
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