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Opioids are natural or synthetic substances used to reduce pain in clinical settings, but are also produced and consumed non-medically. Common opioids include oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl. While they can be an effective part of pain management for some medically supervised patients, opioid-related harms such as addiction and overdose present a significant challenge for public health. This page contains documents and resources related to opioids.

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Report

This resource, led by the Ontario Network of People Who Use Drugs, provides information to better understand current challenges with existing substance use-related harm (SRH) alerts, and how SRH information is shared for action.

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Report

This resource, led by the Ontario Network of People who Use Drugs, provides tools and strategies that could make it safer for people who use drugs to share information and navigate services and resources around them.

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Synopsis

Summarizes a retrospective cohort study of the association between receiving risk mitigation dispensing of opioids or stimulants and all-cause or overdose-related mortality and acute care visits in the week afterwards.
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Updated 9 May 2024

Report

This report is a descriptive cross-sectional study that analyzes trends and characteristics among individuals who died of an alcohol, stimulant, benzodiazepine, or opioid toxicity in Ontario.

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Updated 8 April 2024

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 19 July 2023

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

 

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Public Health Perspective on Supporting Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion

This Rounds highlights a unique and more intentional system approach, which is needed to support early mental health, to optimize the outcomes across a child’s lifetime.

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Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

hpcdip@oahpp.ca

Updated 27 July 2022
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