Substance Use

This report describes prior prescribing patterns of pharmaceutical drugs, diagnoses of substance use disorders, and access to treatment among people who died from an opioid, benzodiazepine, alcohol or stimulant-toxicity in Ontario.

A visual summary of key findings from the report on Prescribing Patterns, Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses, and Access to Treatment Prior to Substance-Related Toxicity Deaths in Ontario.

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

PHU and LHIN data from 2003 onward.

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.

This report is a descriptive cross-sectional study that investigates trends in opioid toxicity and treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among young people in Ontario.