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Peterborough Drug Strategy News


Survey seeks input on downtown Peterborough consumption, treatment site
Several community organizations are coming together to try to bring a safe consumption site to the city.
Nov 5, 20191 min read


PARN, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Push for Local Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) Site
PDS advocating for a consumption and treatment service site in the city as the number of opioid-related deaths in the area continue to climb
Jul 27, 20191 min read


Peterborough Opioid Summit Delivers Hard Facts, Passionate Pleas Before a Packed Market Hall
Consumption and treatment site in City of Peterborough urged as one solution to overdose crisis
Jul 12, 20192 min read


Peterborough Bar and Restaurant Workers Get a Crash Course on Treating an Overdose
Bar and restaurant workers in Peterborough got a different kind of first aid training Tuesday morning – how to administer Naloxone.
Mar 20, 20181 min read


Peterborough Police Service and Health Official Launch Drug Awareness Week amid Overdose Epidemic
There is no better time than today to talk with your children about substance use and abuse.
Feb 6, 20181 min read


Opioid Use in Peterborough and Kawarthas Above Provincial Average
A new study reveals Peterborough and the Kawarthas continue to rank among the highest in the province...
Aug 22, 20171 min read


Order of Merit for Peterborough Police Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson
Gov.-Gen David Johnston presents Peterborough Police Service Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson with the Order of Merit of the Police Force
Oct 5, 20161 min read


Drug Strategy Comes Up with Warning System for ‘Bad Drugs’
The Peterborough Drug Strategy has come up with a plan hoped to reduce the number of tragedies related to drug use.
Mar 20, 20131 min read
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