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   In 2023, the most recent year data was available, that number jumped to 20 per cent. It mirrors an Ontario-wide trend, with the percentage for that group jumping from 13 to 22 per cent over the same period.

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     #News #Canada #Ottawa

     The number of children in grades 7 to 12 using opioids in Ottawa roughly doubled from 2021 to 2023, according to recent data from Ottawa Public Health (OPH) and the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction.

     Ten per cent of students in those grades reported using the highly addictive drugs without a prescription in 2021, according to OPH's presentation last Monday to the city's board of health.

     Steve's Place repeated this.