overdose

The Rainy River District is seeing a rise in drug overdoses.

Provincial police say the increase has been more recent.

OPP reported only one case in the first two months of the year.

It has prompted an advisory from police that notes that risks of street drug use.

Police say the best course of action is to seek treatment, noting that Mobile Crisis Response Team members they work with can connect people to appropriate services.

Last year, police reported 30 overdose incidents in the western portion of the district between Fort Frances and Rainy River that led to the deaths of seven people.