Healthcare access prior to drug toxicity deaths in Ontario

This webinar presents the third report in a series on substance-related mortality in Ontario, produced by ODPRN alongside Public Health Ontario and people with lived and living experience of substance use. The report aims to support community-based programs responding to the province’s growing drug toxicity crisis, by examining patterns in health service use, healthcare needs and co-existing health conditions among people who lost their lives to accidental deaths involving opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants and/or alcohol. 

The webinar provides an overview of the report’s development, a summary of key findings and their implications for policy and practice. People with lived and living experience will share perspectives on how these findings can inform harm reduction interventions and improve access to healthcare and support services for people who use substances. Although the report focuses on Ontario, it offers insights relevant to efforts across the country. 

View the first and second webinars in this series.

Moderator: Zoë Dodd, Unity Health Toronto 

Speakers:

• Tara Gomes, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network
• Ashley Smoke, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (Lived Experience Advisory Group)

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