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THUNDER BAY — New data from NorWest Community Health Centres reflects Thunder Bay's growing mortality rate from opioid poisonings, but also shows the value of prevention services.NorWest operates Path 525, an overdose prevention service and the city's only safe consumption site, out of its Simpson Street headquarters.
"It's wonderful that Path 525 is able to save 117 lives," she said. "On the other hand, that's an exceptional increase. So we are seeing a lot more overdoses that require intervention from the team within Path, which would be consistent with the data in the rest of the city. We're seeing a lot more overdoses in general, and more deaths by overdose."
The notable increase in cases has occurred despite the fact the number of clients using Path 525 services has remained rather stable in recent years.It's why NorWest obtained new Canadian-made equipment this year that requires a very small sample for users to test their drugs at Path 525. These include access to other health care professionals and a route to primary care for addressing their other urgent healthcare needs, as well as help getting I.D., a bank account set up, or navigating the judicial system.
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