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Substance Use

Substance use refers to the consumption of alcohol, cannabis, opioids or other drugs. Substance use may lead to substance use disorders, overdose, infectious diseases or other complications. Reducing the harms associated with substance use can prevent injury, illness or death. We provide expertise and tools to help you plan substance use programs, research and policies.

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Data and Analysis

Learn about the Community Opioid/Overdose Capacity Building project (COM-CAP), a four-year project funded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addiction Program.

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Updated 17 April 2023

Interactive Report

Explore the most recent opioid-related morbidity and mortality data including emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths.

PHU and LHIN data from 2003 onward.

Webpage
Updated 31 March 2023

Report

This report describes the characteristics of opioid toxicity deaths among Ontarians who worked in the construction industry, in comparison with individuals with no employment history in construction.

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Published 27 July 2022

Infographic

A visual summary of key findings from the Report on Lives lost to opioid toxicity among Ontarians who worked in the construction industry.

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Published 27 July 2022

Report

This report describes the characteristics of people who died of an opioid-related poisoning in Ontario during the pandemic, as well as their patterns of health care use prior to death. It is a follow up to a previous report that ODPRN, OCC/OFPS and PHO published in May 2021.
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Updated 18 Jan 2022

The Ontario Drug Research Policy Network (ODPRN), the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (OCC) and Public Health Ontario (PHO) have co-published a report that describes the current trends and characteristics of confirmed opioid-related deaths in Ontario between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

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Updated 27 July 2022

 

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 21 Oct 2021
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