Former Ontario inmates saw higher risk of overdose death as COVID-19 emerged: study
The study in a medical journal compared pandemic impacts on opioid toxicity death rates between people who had and had not been incarcerated in Ontario between 2015 and 2020.
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The study in a medical journal compared pandemic impacts on opioid toxicity death rates between people who had and had not been incarcerated in Ontario between 2015 and 2020.