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KFL&A Public Health warns of presence of carfentanil and fentanyl locally

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments benzodiazepine, carfentanil, coloured drugs, Consumption Treatment Services, drug poisoning, fentanyl, Good Samaratin Drug Overdose Act, good samaritan law, hospitalization, Integrated Care Hub, KFL&A, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), naloxone, naloxone kit, overdose, overdose risk, Street Health, toxic batch of drugs, toxic drugs

An extremely toxic batch of drugs circulating in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region, prompting the local Health Unit to issue a warning to local residents. According to Public Health, drug toxicology reports from recent weeks indicate the presence of fentanyl, carfentanil, and benzodiazepine analogues in the local

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December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments fentanyl, Good Samaratin Drug Overdose Act, KFL&A Public Health, naloxone, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), opioid related incidents, overdose, overdose prevention

The Lennox and Addington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public to consider the potentially-lethal consequences of opioid use after police attended a residence in the Napanee Township last week in relation to a suspected opioid overdose. This case, along with others of the past year,

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December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments carfentanil, Community Street Crime Unit, fentanyl, Good Samaratin Drug Overdose Act, Lennox and Addington County, Lennox and Addington OPP, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), opioid related incidents, overdose, purple fentanyl, toxic batch of drugs

The Lennox and Addington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP Community Street Crime Unit have issued a warning to the public after finding purple fentanyl in the community shortly after a Public Health warning of a toxic batch of drugs still circulating in KFL&A. The

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November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Justine McIsaac, K&P Trail, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), overdose, overdose prevention, safe injection sites, Street Health

Seventeen days after opening their doors, the managers of Kingston’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal St. held a press conference to provide an update on their operation. “We’ve served over 100 unique individuals, we’ve given out over 2,500 meals and our rest zone has been at capacity

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August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments call 911, Good Samaratin Drug Overdose Act, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), overdose, overdose prevention

International Overdose Awareness Day is held each year on August 31. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) joins individuals and organizations worldwide to mark this important day, and encourage people to call 911 if they suspect an overdose. According to a release, dated Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, observers of an overdose

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April 18, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments carfentanil, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, health unit, heroin, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), MDMA, naloxone, opioid, overdose, Public Health, warning

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health has issued a warning regarding the increased potential for illicit drugs being contaminated with fentanyl and carfentanil. “Since February 2019, local data has identified an increase in the presence of carfentanil and fentanyl circulating in the KFL&A community, which may be contaminating