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One man died on Nov. 15 while two other men died on Nov. 16. The ages of the nine vic- tims ranged from 24 to 56. Police would not say what communities the sus- pected overdoses occurred in, noting only that each municipality saw at least one incident. Based on information provided to the officers and evidence at the scenes, the substances involved includ- ed: fentanyl, cocaine, hydro- morphone and percocets. "Of note, is that six of the nine victims were alone when they overdosed," said Jennifer Hartman, co-ordi- nator, Halton police corpo- rate communications. "Using alone is incredi- bly risky. If you overdose while alone, there is no one there to help you, and no one to call for help. We con- tinue to recommend that if you use drugs, that you don't use alone. And if you are using with someone else, don't use at the same time." Hartman noted that as of Tuesday, Nov. 17, Halton po- lice have attended 20 sus- pected overdoses this month, including five that were fatal. "We're barely past the halfway mark in the month," she said. So far in 2020, Hartman said Halton police have at- tended 32 fatal suspected overdoses. Ontario's chief coroner has said there was a 25 per cent increase in suspected drug-related deaths across the province between March and May 2020, com- pared to the monthly medi- an reported in 2019. A November 2020 report by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, the Of- fice of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, Public Health On- tario and the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation sug- gests this provincial in- crease in drug-related deaths is being driven by a number of factors, includ- ing an increasingly toxic unregulated street drug supply, barriers to access (caused by the pandemic) to harm reduction services and treatment, and physical distancing requirements leading to more people us- ing drugs alone. The report went on to say that if the number of opioid- related deaths continues to increase at the weekly pan- demic rate for the rest of 2020, it is anticipated that there will be 2,271 opioid-re- lated deaths in the province by the end of the year. This would represent a 50 per cent increase when compared to last year's numbers. "Addressing the impacts of opioids on our communi- ty is a shared responsibility, and one that requires inte- grated and co-ordinated col- laboration by key stake- holders, including the Hal- ton Regional Police Service. The depth of tragedy under- lying this crisis is stagger- ing; no one asks to wake up to find a family member dead from an overdose," said Halton police Deputy Chief Roger Wilkie. Halton police officers carry naloxone and anyone experiencing or witnessing an overdose can call 911. Help can also be found at: • Halton Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Assessment Pre- vention and Treatment Ser- vice (ADAPT) 905-847-6547 or www.haltonadapt.org • Oakville Distress Cen- tre 905-849-4541 • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 1-800- 463-2338 or www.camh.ca • Narcotics Anonymous Halton 1-888-811-3887 or www.haltonpeelna.org POLICE ISSUE WARNING FOLLOWING 9 SUSPECTED OVERDOSES Police warn drug users not to use alone following surge of suspected overdoses. Torstar file photo DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS NINE OVERDOSES OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF JUST FIVE DAYS