‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis.

‘Overwhelming’: Saskatoon firefighters have gone to 901 drug poisoning calls since January

Mayor Cynthia Block said Saskatoon needs more housing, including units with supportive services.

’Overwhelming’: Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon's only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city's drug crisis.

'Overwhelming': Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

SASKATOON — The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis. The names of those who’ve died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled on the Prairie Harm Reduction building.

Saskatoon drug crisis like 'nothing we've ever seen before' puts lives at risk daily: Prairie Harm Reduction

The Saskatoon Fire Department says it has responded to 935 overdose incidents or suspected opioid poisonings since the start of this year — more than three times the number usually seen in the city.

Where the parties stand on the toxic drug crisis

After briefly approaching overdose deaths as a health problem, the 'war on drugs' appears to be making a comeback.