One third of people who died from an opioid overdose last year were homeless

Addictions expert takes aim at “safe supply” of opioids

In 2021, 7,328 Canadians died of opioid-related overdoses – up from 3,023 Canadians in 2016. This dramatic rise in opioid deaths comes despite the expansion of “safe supply” policies over that same period, which proponents claimed would reduce harm by ensuring a “right” to clean drugs. In Moving the needle: How “safe supply” became Canada’s answer to the opioid crisis, why it failed, and how we can do better, published by the Macdonald-Laurier I…

One third of people who died from an opioid overdose last year were homeless

Data from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit says 31 people experiencing homelessness died from opioid toxicity, a much higher number than in years prior.