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Toronto's top doctor warns closure of safe consumption sites will potentially lead to more fatal overdoses

In a report to the Board of Health, Toronto's Acting Medical Officer of Health said there will be more calls for first line responders to deal with overdoses once provincial legislation forces the closure of 5 supervised consumption sites in April

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