Category: News
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Drug warning: March 7, 2025
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is warning of a rise in drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions to substances in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts. The cause of the increase is unknown. This serves as an important reminder that street drugs may be cut or mixed with substances such as benzos (benzodiazepines), xylazine, medetomidine, fentanyl,…
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Drug alert: Potent fentanyl analogs detected locally
Potent fentanyl analogs including fluoro-fentanyl and methylfentanyl-related drugs are confirmed to be circulating in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts area. Key details Fluoro-fentanyl is known to be up to 2 times stronger than fentanyl Methylfentanyl-related drugs are known to be up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl The use of these substances significantly increases the…
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Drug warning: Increase in suspected drug poisonings (overdoses)
The Community Drug Strategies have received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings (overdoses) with heavy and prolonged sedation and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Sudbury and districts area. While we cannot identify the substance(s) causing the poisonings, this situation serves as an important reminder to the community…
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Drug warning: Increase in suspected drug poisonings (overdoses)
The Community Drug Strategies of Manitoulin and Lacloche Foothills have received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Manitoulin and Lacloche Foothills areas. While we cannot confirm the substance(s) causing the overdoses, this situation serves as an important reminder to the…
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Statement from the Community Drug Strategy for the City of Greater Sudbury
The Community Drug Strategy for the City of Greater Sudbury (CDS) is disappointed that the Government of Ontario has officially rejected the funding application for Greater Sudbury’s supervised consumption site. The SPOT recently had to close its doors as provincial funding remained outstanding. The decision to reject funding for The SPOT, along with the broader…
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Drug warning: Increase in suspected drug poisonings (overdoses)
The Community Drug Strategies have received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Sudbury and districts area. While we cannot confirm the substance(s) causing the overdoses, this situation serves as an important reminder to the community that street drugs may be…
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New co-chairs to lead reinvigorated Community Drug Strategy for the City of Greater Sudbury
The Community Drug Strategy for the City of Greater Sudbury is announcing newly appointed co-chairs of its Executive Committee: Dr. M. Mustafa Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, and Heidi Eisenhauer, Executive Director for Réseau ACCESS Network. The Community Drug Strategy is realigning its structure…
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Drug warning: New suspected substance—pink cocaine
The Community Drug Strategies have received reports of an increase in the number of unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Sudbury and districts area. While we cannot confirm the specific substance(s) responsible for the recent reactions, we have reports that the drug in question may have been “pink cocaine”, or “tucibi (2CB)”.…
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Drug warning: Increase in suspected drug poisonings (overdoses)
The Community Drug Strategies have received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Sudbury and districts area. While we cannot confirm the substance(s) causing the overdoses, this situation serves as an important reminder to the community that street drugs may be…
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Drug warning: Increase in suspected drug poisonings (overdoses)
The Community Drug Strategies have received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions from the use of substances in the Sudbury and districts area. While we cannot confirm the substance(s) causing the overdoses, this situation serves as an important reminder to the community that street drugs may be…