'Overdose does not discriminate'

Breaking down stigma about drug use and highlighting help that’s available are two messaging priorities for Sault Ste. Marie and Area Drug Strategy in 2019.Twenty-two people died of opioid poisoning in Algoma District in 2017, the most recent year statistics are available.There’s a “popular belief” in the city only street drugs are being abused, strategy co-chair Allison McFarlane told The Sault Star in a recent interview.“We’re trying to put a face to addicti