the “shadow epidemic” lurking in the covid-19 background is leaving another group of front-line workers battered and bruised. and ontario’s opioid crisis is expected to get worse over the next six months, according to the latest data .
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insite remains open today, with more than 3.6 million visits, 6,440 overdose interventions and zero deaths .
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covid-19 has also posed significant challenges to safe injection sites. a september 2021 report from the ontario science table noted that opioid-related deaths increased by 60 per cent since march 2020. meanwhile, many social services have closed, leaving at-risk populations to lean on harm reduction workers more than ever.
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