Rates dropped in Guelph in 2020, likely due to increased naloxone distribution and awareness campaign, and the local safe injection site doubling its capacity.
Meanwhile, the rate of emergency department visits has gone down both provincially and in GWD.
“And many choose not to go, meaning if it’s happening in a setting where there’s been no 911 call, they don’t go, they get help from friends or whoever’s around them.