Peterborough Public Health reports four opioid-related deaths in January

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Peterborough Public Health reports four opioid-related deaths in January

Peterborough Public Health is reporting four people died in January as a result of using poisoned drugs – the same number of deaths recorded in December. Five of the last six months have seen deaths related to tainted drug use hold steady at four each month, the exception seen in November when just two deaths were reported. Meanwhile, Peterborough paramedics responded to just nine drug poisoning-related 9-1-1 calls in January – up from six in De…