74% of Ontarians experiencing increased mental health, substance use challenges during pandemic

A campaign is calling on the government to do more to reduce wait times for mental health help
30,000+ US deaths linked to unemployment stemming from the pandemic

A new study has found that over 30,000 Americans have died due to pandemic-related job losses between April 2020 and March 2021.
Study finds decrease in opioid prescriptions, expenditure following cannabis legalization in Canada

U of T researchers say that cannabis legalization helped destigmatization of its use for pain management
Ontario’s state of emergency plays significant role in opioid-related death

COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis Canadians are facing. The pandemic played a major role in opioid-related deaths in 2020, with five provinces reporting record-breaking death tolls.