Opioids Canada

• Canada, U.S. vow gun smuggling crackdown with new tracing deal

  Canada and the U.S. announced steps to improve collaboration in the fight against the smuggling and trafficking of firearms across the shared border.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023
  
• Amid grim opioid death projections, Ottawa faces calls to move faster on safe supply

  New federal data paints a grim picture of the fatal toll the opioid crisis is having on Canadians, prompting calls for greater access to safe-supply programs.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
  
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• Canadian high school students to learn how to administer naloxone

  Each year, about 350,000 students will also learn about opioids and how to identify when to call 911, when to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and when to administer naloxone.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2022
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• Teen ‘Flash’ star Logan Williams’ cause of death revealed by his mom

  Marlyse Williams, the mother of the deceased B.C. actor, said her son's death was "not going to be in vain" and will "help a lot of people down the road."

  Entertainment

  May 19, 2020
• Opioid-tainted cocaine suspected amid weekend spike in Lower Mainland overdoses

  Paramedics were called to 122 suspected overdose calls in the region between Friday and Sunday. 

  Health

  Mar 4, 2019
• Amid an opioid crisis, Canadians back ‘compulsory treatment,’ poll shows. But does it work?

  When it comes to decriminalizing all drugs, Canadians aren't quite there yet, says the executive director of the Angus Reid Institute.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2019
• ‘I was a functioning addict’: Windsor mom survives opioid addiction, finds hope in helping others

  Nobody knew her cocaine addiction slipped into needles. She was deep into opioids and she felt her life spiralling down a dark hole.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2017
• Reality Check: Is the Canadian government planning on decriminalizing hard drugs?

  The Conservatives said the Health Minister may have not said the word decriminalization, but she indicated it.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2017
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• Roy Green: A ‘reality check’ that rings every conceivable alarm bell

  This morning, I began assembling this Saturday's and Sunday's programs and was jolted back into reality by one email in particular.

  Sep 1, 2017
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• Challenging the federal health minister on opioids and treatment of chronic pain patients

  Each time I challenged the minister on government or medical authority releases on opioid prescription medication, and directly accused governments of pointing the finger of blame for the crisis at chronic pain patients, the minister acknowledged I had asked a very important and relevant question.

  Commentary

  Jun 4, 2017