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Hamilton saw a record-breaking 134 suspected opioid overdose calls in July, the highest monthly number since tracking began in 2017.

So far this year, Hamilton paramedics responded to 611 incidents related to suspected opioid overdoses. For august, Hamilton EMS say the suspected calls have exceeded 100.

Public health officials warn the real number of overdoses is likely higher, as many go unreported after the province axed a number of supervised consumption sites in exchange for abstinence-based treatment hubs.

"It is short-term data, we do need to see where these trends go, but the combination of the closure of services, combining with the violent, unpredictable drug supply certainly at play," Dr. Eilish Scallan, a doctor with Hamilton Public Health.