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More overdoses, fewer drugs: how the pandemic is changing drug use
Mike Arsenault
Videojournalist
Published Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:07PM CST Last Updated Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:12PM CST
WINNIPEG -- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many industries and supply chains, including the drug trade.
Winnipeg Police Service said the pandemic has dried up the supply of drugs that come into Manitoba, having unexpected consequences.
Marion Willis, executive director of Morberg House, a long-term recovery home for men experiencing addiction, homelessness and mental health issues, said back in May, she noticed a shift in the type of substances people were struggling with.
"Quite a significant reduction in the use of crystal meth," said Willis, "But quite a dramatic increase in the use of opioids and to the extent it's actually taking a lot of lives right now."
Willis said when a person is experiencing addiction, they'll replace it with something else if one substance isn't available.
She said people have been switching to opioids because meth has been hard to find...
More overdoses, fewer drugs: how the pandemic is changing drug use
Mike Arsenault
Videojournalist
Published Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:07PM CST Last Updated Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:12PM CST
WINNIPEG -- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many industries and supply chains, including the drug trade.
Winnipeg Police Service said the pandemic has dried up the supply of drugs that come into Manitoba, having unexpected consequences.
Marion Willis, executive director of Morberg House, a long-term recovery home for men experiencing addiction, homelessness and mental health issues, said back in May, she noticed a shift in the type of substances people were struggling with.
"Quite a significant reduction in the use of crystal meth," said Willis, "But quite a dramatic increase in the use of opioids and to the extent it's actually taking a lot of lives right now."
Willis said when a person is experiencing addiction, they'll replace it with something else if one substance isn't available.
She said people have been switching to opioids because meth has been hard to find...