Opioid Crisis Canada

• Poilievre vows to sue drug makers over opioid crisis to fund addiction treatment

  Poilievre made the pledge during a stop in Metro Vancouver, a region of the country he has routinely criticized for its embrace of safe supply sites and decriminalization.

  Politics

  Mar 14, 2023
  
• Safe supply is about ‘pulling out all stops’ to prevent opioid crisis deaths: Tam

  Canada’s top doctor says street drugs in Canada have become so toxic that offering a safe supply of opioids is one way to prevent deaths.

  Health

  Dec 24, 2022
  
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• Poilievre defends safe supply criticisms, says programs ‘perpetuating’ addiction

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is defending his criticism of 'safe supply' programs for opioid use, saying they are 'perpetuating indefinitely' people’s addictions. 

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2022
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• Canadians state increasing concern about opioid crisis in new survey

  The survey found that 45 per cent of respondents described prescription and non-prescription opioid drug use in their community as “a major problem."

  Health

  Nov 5, 2021
• Trudeau urged to decriminalize illicit drugs as opioid deaths continue to soar in Canada

  Almost 70 organizations from across the country have written a letter to Trudeau asking that he make drug policy reform a priority for his newly re-elected Liberal government.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2021
• Coronavirus pandemic aggravates opioid crisis amid rise in overdoses, decline in services

  "Canadians should be seized with this particular crisis," said chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam last month, given it is "escalating as we speak."

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2020
• Canada needs new approach to tackle worsening opioid crisis, study says

  There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2020
• Mundipharma allegedly using fake doctors, misleading claims to drive OxyContin sales in China

  Another company owned by the Sackler family - makers of OxyContin - has used misleading claims and drug reps dressed up as doctors to peddle its signature painkiller in China

  World

  Nov 20, 2019
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• Oklahoma’s landmark opioid fine: What you need to know about Canada’s pending suits

  The case in Oklahoma is just one in a wave of lawsuits against drug makers regarding opioids — and Canada is in the fight, too.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2019
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• Canadian drug companies facing $1.1B lawsuit over opioid crisis

  Drug companies are facing a class action lawsuit about their role in the opioid crisis in Canada.

  Health

  May 15, 2019