Ontario Minister of Health Dr. Eric Hoskins is establishing an opioid emergency task force that will operate out of the health ministry's emergency operations centre to help address the opioid crisis. The opioid task force will include front-line harm reduction workers, emergency responders, mental health and addiction professionals, public health experts, other provincial ministries and municipal representatives, healthcare groups and people who live with addiction. The group will offer guidance on a targeted public education campaign about the risks associated with opioid use and how to protect against the risk of overdose and dependency. The province is also providing all public health units with updated education materials to standardize its available information for residents about opioid use and its risks. The province will also work with pharmacists to get that information to patients when picking up an opioid prescription. The task force builds on the government's move to invest $222 million over three years to address opioid addiction by improving access to harm-reduction services and addiction treatment, among other measures.
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