Drug Strategy News

The Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing and Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. There has been an increased number of overdoses/drug poisonings (33 reported cases) from October 21 to 26 and twenty-one cases reported in the last 48 hours. For more information, check the full  Community Drug Alert , October 27, 2023 release.

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The Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing an Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. From May 31 to June 5 there has been an increase in the number of overdoses/drug poisonings within Waterloo Region, totaling 40 cases. There have been no reports identifying which substance circulating is responsible. For more information, check the full Community Drug Alert, June 9 2023 release.

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he Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing and Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. From April 1 to 5, five suspected drug overdose/poisoning related deaths occurred in Waterloo Region. One suspected drug overdose/poisoning death was related to red coloured fentanyl. For more information, check the full  Community Drug Alert , April 6 2023 release.

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The Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing and Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. From February 22 to 26 four suspected drug overdose/poisoning related deaths occured in Waterloo Region. One suspected drug overdose/poisoning death was related to red or "red-rainbow" coloured fentanyl. For more information, check the full  Community Drug Alert , March 1 2023 release.

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The Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing and Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. From February 11 th to 14th we have received reports of an increased number of drug poisonings (overdoses) including three suspected drug-poisoning related deaths. For more information, check the full Community Drug Alert, February 16, 2023 release .

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