Ottawa Public Health\u0027s Overdose Prevention Task Force warned July 5 that paramedics had responded to 22 overdoses and five deaths in a week.
“It’s fairly common for us to have little spikes here and there,” says Anne Marie Hopkins, director of operations for Ottawa Inner City Health. “But what we saw during that period was a massive spike like we’ve not seen in a long time.”
“It was really rough on the staff to be in the constant vigilant state. Watching every corner. Watching every camera. Making sure you have enough supplies,” she said.Article content Halima Yusuf is a client care worker for Ottawa Inner City Health tasked with responding to overdoses.Client care worker Halima Yusuf is one of the Inner City Health’s “runners” who respond to overdoses. When someone calls in a suspected overdose, Yusuf grabs a medical bag with Narcan, oxygen and other medical supplies and races to help.
“It’s a bad batch of drugs. It’s everywhere, whether it’s on crack or fentanyl or weed. Everything is laced up now, and unfortunately our clients aren’t aware of what they’re consuming until they are overdosed.”Article content
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