The activities of the Chiefs of Ontario are mandated by the Chiefs-in-Assembly and guided by the Leadership Council (LC), which is comprised of the Grand Chiefs and representatives of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians; Grand Council Treaty #3; Nishnawbe-Aski Nation; Anishinabek Nation; Mushkegowuk Council; Mohawks of Akwesasne; Six Nations of the Grand River; Independent First Nations. [...] In response, Resolution 20/2018 supported the continuation of this collaboration and led to the submission of a CIHR grant, resulting in the creation of two reports in 2021 entitled Opioid Use, Related Harms, and Access to Treatment among First Nations in Ontario and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Opioid-Related Poisoning among First Nations in Ontario (Chiefs of Ontario and Ontario Drug Poli. [...] Overview of methods used to identify First Nations people living within and outside of First Nations communities 11 We also compared indicators of opioid prescribing and opioid-related harm between First Nations and non-First Nations people in Ontario. [...] Importantly, during the first 3 months of 2018 (Q1) and the last 3 months of 2021 (Q4), the rate of hospital visits for opioid-related toxicity more than doubled among First Nations people living within First Nations communities (2.6 to 6.2 per 10,000) and more than tripled among First Nations people living outside of First Nations communities (8.4 to 26.8 per 10,000). [...] The prevalence of the prescribing of OAT is higher among First Nations people and is likely reflective of the higher rates of OUD experienced by First Nations people compared to non-First Nations people.
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