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Opioid crisis: How Toronto’s street drug supply is getting more dangerous

Opioid crisis: How Toronto’s street drug supply is getting more dangerous

FromThis Matters


Opioid crisis: How Toronto’s street drug supply is getting more dangerous

FromThis Matters

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Robert Cribb, Toronto Star investigative reporter and director of the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the University of Toronto The opioid crisis has been raging, with deaths surging in Toronto, climbing 80 per cent from 2019 to 2020. Now, new research shows that this city’s street supply of drugs is growing more toxic, stronger and potentially more deadly with additives that make it harder to bring back people who overdose. Today on “This Matters,” we look at the opioid crisis now and explain how these drugs are more dangerous than ever.
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.