New research from the University of Toronto has delivered a series of staggering numbers on the impact of opioids, especially on today’s youth. It says that more than one-in-four deaths between 2019 and 2021 were opioid-related. Again, this is among the youngest demographics in Canadian society, not just all of Canada. Kristy Cameron chats with Rob Boyd, the CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

<p>New research from the University of Toronto has delivered a series of staggering numbers on the impact of opioids, especially on today’s youth. It says that more than one-in-four deaths between 2019 and 2021 were opioid-related. Again, this is among the youngest demographics in Canadian society, not just all of Canada. Kristy Cameron chats with Rob Boyd, the CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.</p>

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