1310 NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Fentanyl in the Capital

OTTAWA — It’s a painkiller that’s grabbed headlines for its potency, the number of people using it, and the number of people overdosing.

Fentanyl killed nearly 200 people in this province, last year alone — more than double the total just five years before. When someone in Ottawa or Ontario fatally overdoses on a type of opioid, it’s usually fentanyl.

A three-part series on 1310 NEWS examines the drug’s history, the problems resulting from it, and what health officials and governments are doing — and not doing — to respond to the country’s fentanyl epidemic.

PART 1 – aired Monday, October 24:
Experts discuss fentanyl’s increased use, and the reasons it’s so concerning

PART 2 – aired Tuesday, October 25:
Health officials’ discuss their response to fentanyl in the local street drug market, and the precautions first responders now have to take to protect themselves

PART 3 – aired Wednesday, October 26:
The obstacles to finding treatment for local drug addicts

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