The Region of Durham is urging the governments of Canada and Ontario to recognize, acknowledge and declare a national health epidemic to help address the provincial and nation-wide opioid overdose crisis with an Opioid Overdose Emergency Resolution.
The resolution, which was presented to Durham Regional Council’s Health and Social Services Committee, calls on the provincial and federal governments to act on the opioid emergency by endorsing the recommendations of both the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) which calls for a response that will address this current situation.
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