In 2017, approximately 11 lives were lost each day in Canada due to opioid overdoses and the crisis continues to grow.

The last day of August is known as International Overdose Awareness Day and a community organization is trying to share more knowledge about this epidemic, to prevent more lives from being lost. “Play It Safer Network's International Overdose Awareness Day event is today, which is the designated date to honour those who have been lost to drug overdose,” said The Pas/OCN Play It Safer Network Coordinator Krista Tooley.

“It also helps to reduce the stigma around drug use and to raise awareness of the toxic drug supply crisis across the nation."

Read more in this week's edition of the Opasquia Times!