KCHC partners with Spectra Plasmonics for street ‘drug-checking’ pilot project

Public Health: multiple drug-involved overdoses observed in recent weeks

Council approves new relocation date for Integrated Care Hub

COVID-19 ‘absolutely’ a contributing factor to overdose rise in KFL&A

KFL&A Public Health warns of increase in opioid overdoses

Police seize drugs, weapons in investigation into two overdose deaths

OPP: Opioid overdoses and deaths increasing

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Alison Young, City of Kingston, Dr. Kieran Moore, drug poisoning, KCHC, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Malcom Eade, Medical Officer of Health, opioid crisis, opioid deaths, opioid overdose, opioid use, Spectra Plasmonics, street drugs

Kingston City Council has approved a contribution of $269,000 to a new drug-checking pilot project from Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC) The pilot project will see KCHC partner with local technology firm Spectra Plasmonics over 15 months, and submit a final report to Health Canada on their findings. The City

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October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments City Council, City Council meeting, Dr. Kieran Moore, free naloxone kits, KFL&A, KFL&A Public Health, naloxone, opioid crisis, opioid overdose, opioids, Tia Maatta

Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health is once again warning residents of a toxic batch of drugs circulating in the area. According to Tia Maatta, Public Health Promoter for KFL&A Public Health, they’ve seen multiple overdoses in the past several weeks. “We are convinced there is a heightened

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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, Ben Pilon, BPE, City Counil, City of Kingston, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, opioid deaths, opioid overdose, overdose epidemic, overdose prevention, Record of Site Condition, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

City Council voted to continue operating the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at Artillery Park for one more month at their meeting on Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020. The decision comes after a report from City CAO Lanie Hurdle said staff need more time to secure and prepare the new permanent location.

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June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), COVID-19, crystal methamphetamine, drug supply chain, fentanyl, free naloxone kits, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), naloxone, opioid dependency, opioid overdose, opioids, overdose deaths, overdoses, pandemic, Public Health, Rhonda Lovell, Street Health, virus

Public Health Nurse Rhonda Lovell said COVID-19 is “absolutely” a contributing factor to the rise of overdoses in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) public health region this year. For the past three years, Lovell has worked on the opioid overdose portfolio at KFL&A. “We are at an intersection

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March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 911 calls, benzodiazepine, drug overdose, emergency room visits, fentanyl, flualprazolam, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), kingston street health centre, mixing drugs, Nalaxone, opioid crisis, opioid overdose, opioid use, opioids, overdoses, street drugs

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has issued a warning following an increase in opioid overdoses in Kingston this week observed both in 9-1-1 calls and in emergency room visits. An increase in overdoses has also been observed through provincial monitoring systems. “Other communities in Ontario have reported

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February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments controlled substance, downtown, James Roettger, Kingston, Kingston Police, knives, MacDonnell Street, Natalie Botting, no arrests, ongoing investigation, opioid overdose, overdose deaths, search warrant, seizure of drugs and weapons

Kingston Police executed a search warrant this week in connection to an investigation into two overdose deaths that occurred in Kingston earlier this month. The warrant was in relation to two opioid overdose deaths that occurred on the same date in Kingston: Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Police confirmed that a

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June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments 35 per cent increase, addictions, good samaritan law, Kingston, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), opioid deaths, opioid overdose, opioids, Opioids and Overdoses: Impact and Strategies, statistics

An alarming increase of opioid overdoses and deaths across Ontario was highlighted in the Opioids and Overdoses: Impact and Strategies report released by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2019. The report contains information relating to OPP opioid seizures, overdoses, and relevant strategies. The OPP stated