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Alarming new statistics show emergency department visits for opioid overdoses were up 76 per cent in April, May and June from the same period last year, the Ontario Ministry of Health says.During that three-month period, 1,898 people sought emergency medical attention, up from 1,078 in the same three months of 2016.The data is from the Ontario governments opioid tracker, updated Tuesday as the province announced it is making fentanyl testing strips available, something harm-reduction workers have been urging authorities to do. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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