Opioid Crisis
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some'We will defund them. There will not be a single taxpayer dollar from the Poilievre government going to drug dens,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.CanadaJul 12
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Peterborough health officials applaud AMO stance on opioid crisisA report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario calls for more action from the province to tackle the opioid crisis that saw 2,300 people die in 2023 alone.HealthJul 10
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Fentanyl-related opioid deaths rise in New Brunswick in 2023A report by New Brunswick's health department says there were 72 opioid deaths in 2023, with 71 of them accidental or whose cause the province is still investigating.HealthJul 8
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182 B.C. deaths linked to toxic drug overdoses in AprilThe coroner says fentanyl continues to be the primary driver of overdoses this year, and was detected in 82 per cent of toxicological tests.HealthJun 6
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‘Human tragedy’: 523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH saysToronto's top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health response.CanadaMay 29
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First Oregon, now B.C.: Why drug decriminalization faces renewed questionsDrug addiction researchers and advocates for a comprehensive, health-based approach say decriminalization needs time to work, and only with connected supports.HealthMay 20
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B.C. father pleads for more addiction recovery centres after losing sonBruce Fraser recently lost his son, Travis, who had been battling addiction for years. Fraser says there is a desperate need for more addiction recovery options in B.C.HealthMay 12
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Spike in overdoses prompts drug poisoning alert for Northumberland CountyThe Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is connecting recent opioid drug poisonings with a light yellow or green substance being sold as fentanyl or 'down.'HealthMay 9
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N.B. man writes children’s book about harsh realities of drug addictionA Saint John man has decided to write a children's book about the dangers of drug abuse. He says that kids should be better educated about the harsh realities of addiction.FeaturesMay 8
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Ottawa approves B.C.’s ask for public drug use ban in decriminalization pilotAt the start of 2023, B.C. began its three-year decriminalization pilot project as the province grapples with high rates of opioid addiction.CanadaMay 7
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