Holiday Overdose Calls in Toronto Jump 35 Percent Compared With Previous Years

Ambulances are seen at a hospital in Toronto on April 6, 2021. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

Toronto Public Health is sounding the alarm after a spike in opioid overdose calls in the city throughout the holiday season.

Toronto Paramedic Services responded to 122 suspected cases of opioid overdoses between Dec. 20 and Dec. 28, marking a 35 percent rise from the average call volume for similar periods in the past two years, the public health department said in a Dec. 29 alert.