An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing deaths to two or more substances rather than just one drug has become more common, new research from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network and Public Health Ontario shows.

From 2018 to 2022, the monthly rate of overdose deaths involving two substances increased by 167 per cent{ai:summary}<p>A new report reveals a rise in overdose deaths in Ontario, particularly involving combinations of opioids and stimulants. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a notable increase in attributing these fatalities to multiple substances rather than a single drug. </p><p>#health</p>

Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than one drug, new report says

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