Another arrest in drug store fraud in Prescott, Cornwall
PRESCOTT/CORNWALL – Police have made another arrest in relation to those series of opioid prescription frauds in Prescott and Cornwall earlier this month. Grenville County […]
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Fraudsters target Prescott, Cornwall drug stores
PRESCOTT/CORNWALL – Both Ontario Provincial Police and the Cornwall Police Service have been dealing with prescription fraud at pharmacies in Prescott and Cornwall. In Prescott, […]
Regional opioid overdoses more than doubled in September; Cornwall officials warn about street drug use
CORNWALL – Both Cornwall police and the local health unit are sounding the alarm over opioid use after trips to hospital emergency rooms for overdoses […]
Two opioid overdoses in Akwesasne; one Snye victim dies
AKWESASNE – Police in Akwesasne say fentanyl laced street drugs are circulating the community after officers dealt with two overdoses – one that proved to […]
MacDonald ‘dangerously ignorant’ of opioid crisis: CPFFA
CORNWALL – The head of the union representing city firefighters says Coun. Mark MacDonald is “dangerous ignorant” of the growing opioid crisis. In a statement […]
Can Cornwall afford ‘everything for everybody’ firefighters, asks councillor
CORNWALL – City councillor Mark MacDonald believes the Cornwall Fire Department should be focusing on its basic “needs” before picking up other duties. MacDonald, a […]
City firefighters carry drug overdose treatment
CORNWALL – City firefighters are the latest emergency responders to add opioid overdose kits to their arsenal. The city announced Wednesday the naloxone nasal spray […]
Opioid overdose kits: who has them, who doesn’t
SD&G – A lot of front-line responders in SD&G have access to opioid overdose kits, but not everyone’s equipped. This, as the province announced today […]