Opioid Addiction

• Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks

  The class action includes everyone in Quebec who was diagnosed with opioid use disorder after being prescribed opioid medications between 1996 and the present.

  Health

  Apr 16
  
• Nearly 1 in 4 federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid addiction

  'The crisis is alarming,' one expert said as new data shows nearly one in four federal inmates in Canada are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, more than double since 2016.

  Canada

  Apr 12
  
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• Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

  The lawsuit application, launched by the B.C. government in 2018, seeks $85 billion in damages to compensate Canadian governments for health-care costs linked to opioids.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2023
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• Multi-million dollar recovery community opens in Lethbridge

  "It's been a long time since life looked this hopeful, that life looked this good," Reid Metheral, a resident of the $19-million, 50-bed facility.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2023
• Niagara councillors seek stats to justify potential change to emergency declaration

  Niagara's council sent an initiative to alter a state of emergency to a perceived state of crisis downgrade back to committee for more study.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2023
• Niagara council may change homelessness, mental health, addictions emergency declaration

  The transition out of the declaration was recommended at a Niagara Region health and social services committee meeting July 11.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2023
• Alternative to methadone shows promise for those addicted to opioids: researchers

  The new study shows it is possible to offer a more flexible treatment at home without reducing the chance of success for those who are dealing with opioid addiction.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2022
• Recovery camps proposed to help those struggling with addiction in Lethbridge

  After years of working on the front lines of the drug crisis, a Lethbridge man is hoping to help those struggling with addiction a different way - the Blackfoot way.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2021
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• Alberta adds detox beds, Edmonton nasal naloxone pilot in response to overdoses

  A one-year pilot project in Edmonton will see $1.5 million spent on nasal naloxone kits and $2.1 million over three years for 35 additional medical detox beds.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2021
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• Lethbridge city committee votes down Moms Stop the Harm resolution

  A resolution put forward by Moms Stop the Harm Lethbridge will not move on to city council, after a unanimous vote by the community safety standing policy committee.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2021