Thunder Bay, ON — More than 70 per cent of street drugs recently tested in the Lakehead city, Ont., have contained the veterinary tranquillizer medetomidine.
The urban center continues to have the highest opioid-related death rate in the province at more than five times the average. Here’s how mobile drug-checking services are helping people who use drugs, front-line workers and crisis responders amid the toxic drug crisis.
The urban center continues to have the highest opioid-related death rate in the province at more than five times the average.
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📍 Source: CBC Thunder Bay · By: Staff · 🗓️ July 06, 2026 · 🏠 ThunderBay.Online
