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Rates of opioid-related death, hospitalization and visits to the emergency room are relatively low in Ottawa compared to many other jurisdictions across the province, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday.
Health Canada released national, provincial and local data on Tuesday along with plans to further restrict drug manufacturers’ advertising of opioids under the Food and Drugs Act.
The death, hospitalization and emergency room visit rates look at the number of cases for every 100,000 people. Ottawa Public Health reported 4.1 opioid-related deaths for every 100,000 people, compared to 6.2 reported across the province, according to data from 2017 supplied by Public Health Ontario.
There were 25 opioid-related emergency room visits in Ottawa for every 100,000 people compared to 31.7 across the province. About 10.8 people for every 100,000 were hospitalized due to opioid use in Ottawa compared to 13.6 provincewide.
Still, the actual number of deaths are increasing across the country — 34 per cent Canada-wide from 2016 to 2017. Ottawa Public Health reported 64 deaths confirmed or probably related to opioid use in 2017 compared to 40 deaths in 2016 and 32 in 2015.
For Ottawa, there’s good news and bad news in the numbers, said Wendy Muckle, executive director of Ottawa Inner City Health, which provides health care to homeless and street populations.
“Ottawa has been working on the opioid crisis before the crisis arrived. We have been working quite closely with our colleagues in Vancouver, so we saw what was coming,” said Muckle, who points to measures such as supervised injection sites and greater access to naloxone, the opioid “antidote.”
“We have people out on the street four nights a week handing out kits,” she said. “We have been very assertive. The whole crisis has allowed us to be more assertive.”
The bad news? Emergency room visits in Ottawa may be relatively low compared to other jurisdictions, but there is also a reluctance among opioid users to call 911, said Muckle.
There has also been a spike in Ottawa ovedoses in the last two weeks because of the appearance of a drug known as “purple putty.”
“The latest batch is even stronger than what we have seen before,” she said.
“We try to get out in front of things, but we are always playing catch-up. Ottawa has been doing a lot better. But it is still not a great situation.”
Among the Ontario jurisdictions with lower rates of opioid deaths than Ottawa: Renfrew County, York Region, and Peel and Huron counties. Among those with higher rates: Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara and many parts of northern Ontario including the Sudbury, Algoma and Thunder Bay districts.
Comparing opioid-related data between regions needs to be done carefully because of the differences in each region, such as rural and urban settings and demographics, said Ottawa Public Health in a statement.
“Rates of mortality, hospitalization and emergency department visits vary from area to area, but the trends have generally gone upward for all regions.”
On Tuesday, Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor said high rates of opioid prescriptions are contributing to the crisis.
Under the Food and Drugs Act, advertising opioids to the public is strictly prohibited. However, opioids may be advertised to health care professionals through such measures as manufacturer-sponsored presentations at conferences, advertisements in medical journals and reimbursement for travel to industry-sponsored events.
Petitpas Taylor said Health Canada will be assessing the evidence to “severely restrict” most forms of opioid marketing through regulation and called on pharmaceutical companies to stop marketing activities associated with these products.
The proposed regulations are to be released early next year.
By the Numbers:
3,987: Number of apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2017
76 per cent: Proportion that were male
92 per cent: Proportion of deaths that were deemed accidental
2,978: Number of apparent opioid-related deaths in 2016
72 percent: Proportion of apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada that involved fentanyl or fentanyl analogues
55 per cent: Proportion in 2016
71 per cent: Proportion of opioid-related deaths in 2017 that also involved one or more types of non-opioid substances
17: Average number of Canadians hospitalized daily because of an opioid poisoning in 2017
16: Number in 2016
21.3 miilion: Number of prescriptions for opioids dispensed in Canada in 2017
20.3 million: Number dispensed in 2012
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Health Canada released national, provincial and local data on Tuesday along with plans to further restrict drug manufacturers’ advertising of opioids under the Food and Drugs Act.
The death, hospitalization and emergency room visit rates look at the number of cases for every 100,000 people. Ottawa Public Health reported 4.1 opioid-related deaths for every 100,000 people, compared to 6.2 reported across the province, according to data from 2017 supplied by Public Health Ontario.
There were 25 opioid-related emergency room visits in Ottawa for every 100,000 people compared to 31.7 across the province. About 10.8 people for every 100,000 were hospitalized due to opioid use in Ottawa compared to 13.6 provincewide.
Still, the actual number of deaths are increasing across the country — 34 per cent Canada-wide from 2016 to 2017. Ottawa Public Health reported 64 deaths confirmed or probably related to opioid use in 2017 compared to 40 deaths in 2016 and 32 in 2015.
For Ottawa, there’s good news and bad news in the numbers, said Wendy Muckle, executive director of Ottawa Inner City Health, which provides health care to homeless and street populations.
“Ottawa has been working on the opioid crisis before the crisis arrived. We have been working quite closely with our colleagues in Vancouver, so we saw what was coming,” said Muckle, who points to measures such as supervised injection sites and greater access to naloxone, the opioid “antidote.”
“We have people out on the street four nights a week handing out kits,” she said. “We have been very assertive. The whole crisis has allowed us to be more assertive.”
The bad news? Emergency room visits in Ottawa may be relatively low compared to other jurisdictions, but there is also a reluctance among opioid users to call 911, said Muckle.
There has also been a spike in Ottawa ovedoses in the last two weeks because of the appearance of a drug known as “purple putty.”
“The latest batch is even stronger than what we have seen before,” she said.
“We try to get out in front of things, but we are always playing catch-up. Ottawa has been doing a lot better. But it is still not a great situation.”
Among the Ontario jurisdictions with lower rates of opioid deaths than Ottawa: Renfrew County, York Region, and Peel and Huron counties. Among those with higher rates: Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara and many parts of northern Ontario including the Sudbury, Algoma and Thunder Bay districts.
Comparing opioid-related data between regions needs to be done carefully because of the differences in each region, such as rural and urban settings and demographics, said Ottawa Public Health in a statement.
“Rates of mortality, hospitalization and emergency department visits vary from area to area, but the trends have generally gone upward for all regions.”
On Tuesday, Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor said high rates of opioid prescriptions are contributing to the crisis.
Under the Food and Drugs Act, advertising opioids to the public is strictly prohibited. However, opioids may be advertised to health care professionals through such measures as manufacturer-sponsored presentations at conferences, advertisements in medical journals and reimbursement for travel to industry-sponsored events.
Petitpas Taylor said Health Canada will be assessing the evidence to “severely restrict” most forms of opioid marketing through regulation and called on pharmaceutical companies to stop marketing activities associated with these products.
The proposed regulations are to be released early next year.
By the Numbers:
3,987: Number of apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2017
76 per cent: Proportion that were male
92 per cent: Proportion of deaths that were deemed accidental
2,978: Number of apparent opioid-related deaths in 2016
72 percent: Proportion of apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada that involved fentanyl or fentanyl analogues
55 per cent: Proportion in 2016
71 per cent: Proportion of opioid-related deaths in 2017 that also involved one or more types of non-opioid substances
17: Average number of Canadians hospitalized daily because of an opioid poisoning in 2017
16: Number in 2016
21.3 miilion: Number of prescriptions for opioids dispensed in Canada in 2017
20.3 million: Number dispensed in 2012
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