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16 Apr 2026

Reintegration from corrections a ‘critical juncture’ in northern Ontario’s drug crisis

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
A close-up of a naloxone kit on a street in the winter.

A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, and says people from northern communities and First Nations become increasingly at risk of harm upon leaving correctional facilities.