Fentanyl crisis
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COMMENTARY: As Vancouver’s drug crisis continues, is decriminalization the answer?Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants to see all drugs decriminalized, but it's not that easy, Mike Smyth argues.CommentaryNov 19, 2020
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1 dead, 2 in hospital after ingesting white powder suspected to be fentanyl: N.S. RCMPA preliminary investigation indicates all three ingested a white powder, which police believe could have contained fentanyl or another toxic substance.ÂCrimeSep 5, 2020
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Canada needs new approach to tackle worsening opioid crisis, study saysThere have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016.CanadaAug 24, 2020
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‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the Downtown Eastside alive"If I fell down, I was going to get back up": Guy Felicella battled addiction for decades on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and won.HealthAug 10, 2020
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Montreal police still not equipped with naloxone, despite surge in overdosesThe coronavirus pandemic has caused a drug shortage and a tainted supply of purple heroin heavily laced with fentanyl.CanadaJul 14, 2020
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Free fentanyl test strips to be distributed in Vancouver Coastal Health regionFor the first time in British Columbia, the public will be able to check drugs at home with take-home fentanyl test strips.Jan 16, 2020
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Provincial government supports additional municipal funding for overdose crisisThe B.C. government is providing new municipal funding supports for communities to find local solutions to the overdose crisis.CanadaSep 23, 2019
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China refutes Trump’s claim it’s the source of fentanyl in the U.S.China reiterated that it is making extensive efforts toward controlling the synthetic opioid and should not be labeled the main origin of fentanyl to the U.S.WorldSep 3, 2019
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Saint-Lazare family remembers late son with opioid awareness messageJust ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day -- August 31 -- a Saint-Lazare family hopes the death of their son will warn others of the dangers of opioids.HealthAug 30, 2019
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Grieving Quebec family calls for more action in fighting fentanyl crisisThe grieving parents of a 19-year-old who died from fentanyl on June 29 are calling on the Quebec government to prevent overdoses.CanadaJul 31, 2019
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