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Canada to Hold a Federal Summit to Address the Opioid Crisis

Hundreds of Canadians have died this year alone from fentanyl overdoses.
Allison Tierney

Fentanyl, pictured above in bootleg Oxycontin-80 form, has been the cause of many opioid overdose deaths in Canada. Still via 'DOPESICK'

VICE has learned that the Canadian government will be holding a summit on November 18 and 19 to address the country's growing opioid crisis. Eric Hoskins, Ontario's minister of health, will be co-hosting the event, which is set to take place in Ottawa.

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