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After the closure of Saskatoon’s only supervised consumption site last week, Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health has issued an alert for the City of Saskatoon due to a rise in overdoses.
According to a provincial release shared on Monday, the Saskatoon Fire Department has responded to more than 150 overdose-related calls this month, as of April 12.
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Of those calls, the release said multiple have involved more than one person. So far, no deaths have been reported.
At this time, the Ministry of Health can’t provide any details as to what a specific drug that could be causing the overdoses looks like or what it could contain. All that is know is it may contain opioids or other unknown substances.
The alert will stay in effect until April 20.
It comes another Saskatchewan overdose alert by Onion Lake Cree Nation earlier this month. That alert was issued on April 5, but did not indicate how many overdoses had taken place or give any description of the substance or substances involved.
Symptoms of an overdose can include slow or no breathing, gurgling, gasping or snoring, clammy and cool skin, blue lips or nails and difficulty waking up or staying awake.
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, you can call the National Overdose Response Service at 1-888-688-6677.
