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Chamber of Commerce calls for action on substance abuse and overdoses

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Ontario's business lobby group wants improved data collection and a review of the effectiveness of existing intervention strategies.

THUNDER BAY — The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has issued a call for action against the province's escalating substance use and overdose crisis.

Charla Robinson, president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, said businesses in the city are among those that are grappling with the issue. "Thunder Bay has an opioid-related mortality rate that's over four times higher than the provincial average," Robinson said. "We don't have the same baseline of services available, so it just exacerbates the challenge," Robinson said.

"Lack of consistent data hampers direct comparison of the provincial outcomes on treatment and recovery, making it challenging to ascertain the efficacy of each strategy," the paper states.

 

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