GUEST COLUMN: Substance abuse requires ‘all-of-society approach’ – Barrie Today
July 30, 2024
On average, 25 suspected overdose emergency department visits occur in our region every week, say public health officials
The following was submitted on behalf of Dr. Charles Gardner, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s medical officer of health, and Dr. Lisa Simon, who is the associate medical officer of health.
On March 28, Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, released his 2023 annual report, Balancing Act: An All-of-Society Approach to Addressing Substance Use and Harms.
This report examines the challenges resulting from substance use and the rise in substance-related harms, and makes evidence-based recommendations for an all-of-society approach to these pressing issues.
