Peetabeck Health Services

10/16/2026

Sharing - from the Community Health Nurse. Thank you.

10/15/2026

Sharing - the Yellow Alert posted September 29, 2026 was changed to a Red Alert on October 2, 2026 and has been extended effective today until further notice.
NEPH (Northeastern Public Health) covers Timmins, Timmins area and coastal communities.
The Red Alert is stating that the street drug supply is contaminated with other medications/drugs and “are seeing an increase of decreased levels of awareness and vitals signs suggesting that there may be increased tranquilizers/sedatives in the street drug supply”.
Please do not use alone and carry Naloxone kits. Naloxone kits available 24/7 at PHS. Thank you.

10/15/2026

Sharing from the Youth Worker program. Thank you.

10/09/2026

Please see poster for A.A. Meeting this evening. Thank you.

10/09/2026

Please see poster for office closure. Suboxone office will also be closed. Thank you.

10/07/2026

Please see poster for office closure. Staff will be on call to respond as needed. Thank you.

10/07/2026

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Check out the latest situation in the area as of October 7, 2026. For more information about local data, visit https://neph.click/local-data.

Each week, we calculate the percentage of visits related to respiratory illnesses and compare it to past trends. Based on this, we classify activity as low, moderate, or high to show how illnesses affect the community.

Since people visit emergency departments mostly for moderate or severe symptoms, this also gives clues about illness severity. By tracking these trends, we help keep our community informed and prepared.

Tracking respiratory illnesses like colds, flu, and other viruses helps protect the health of people in our communities. While we can't measure exactly how much virus is circulating, emergency department visits give us a good sense of their impact.

Reduce your risk and protect others:
• Wash your hands and high-touch objects and surfaces.
• Wear a mask.
• Spend time outdoors or in well-ventilated indoor spaces.
• Stay home if you're sick.
• Get vaccinated.

Stay up to date with your vaccines, to book an appointment visit neph.click/appointments.

Residents who live in Timiskaming District (and the Municipality of Temagami) will be able book an appointment with Northeastern Public Health 1-877-442-1212.

10/02/2026

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Northeastern Public Health (NEPH) and community partners are warning residents about a worrying rise in opioid poisonings across our area. The drugs involved may contain tranquilizers, including medetomidine. Medetomidine is a powerful sedative that is showing up more often in the unregulated drug supply.

According to Seamus Murphy, Deputy Chief of Cochrane District Paramedic Services (CDPS), local paramedics have responded to more than twenty suspected opioid poisonings over the past two days.

In these cases, naloxone, a medicine that reverses opioid overdoses, helped patients start breathing again. But the patients stayed unconscious or were much less aware of what was happening around them. Naloxone works well against the effects of opioids on breathing. It does not reverse the effects of sedatives like medetomidine.

People exposed to medetomidine may become deeply sedated. They may also have:
• a dangerously slow heart rate,
• blood pressure problems, and
• other serious complications that need medical care right away.
Some patients may seem to have recovered from an opioid overdose because their breathing returns. They can still be unresponsive because of other drugs in their system.

"We are encouraging anyone who uses unregulated substances, as well as their friends and family members, to be aware that naloxone may restore breathing but may not fully reverse all of the effects of the current drug supply," said Seamus Murphy. "If someone remains unconscious or is difficult to wake after naloxone administration, please call 911 immediately and continue monitoring them until emergency responders arrive."

NEPH reminds the public what to do in an overdose or poisoning:
• Call 911 right away if you suspect an overdose or poisoning.
• Give naloxone if opioids may be involved.
• Keep checking the person's breathing and responsiveness after giving naloxone.
• Do not leave the person alone, even if their breathing improves.
• Know that the person may need more medical care if sedatives such as medetomidine are involved.

Northeastern Public Health works closely with CDPS, healthcare partners and other community organizations to track trends and share information about new risks in the local drug supply.

09/29/2026

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Alert September 29, 2026

Increase in Suspected Opioid Poisonings

Poisonings can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Even if you don’t use often, poisonings can be fatal. If you use substances, lower your risk of poisoning.

- Have a plan in place.
- Avoid mixing substances.
- Carry Naloxone/Narcan kits. Have multiple doses.
- Reach out to mental health and addiction supports and services.
- Test a small amount first. Start low. Go slow.
- Don’t use alone. Stagger use so someone can respond if needed.

For anonymous, non-judgmental, 24/7 support, call the virtual safer consumption hotline: National Overdose Response Service: 1-888-688-NORS (6677)

Get a FREE Naloxone kit today, at:
- Most pharmacies
- Most emergency departments
- Northeastern Public Health offices

09/29/2026

Peetabeck health services & Suboxone Clinic will closed Wednesday September 30th.

Thank you,