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B.C. addictions doctor raises concerns about safer supply as minister offers reassuranceB.C. launched its prescribed safer supply program in the midst of the pandemic, in the fifth year of its seven-year public health emergency declared to combat the overdose crisis.HealthMay 26
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Safe supply: Are prescribed opioids being sold on B.C.’s streets, and if so, is it a problem?Allegations that opioids from B.C.'s prescribed safer supply initiative are being diverted to the street became a hot political issue in the B.C. legislature this week.HealthMay 11
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Judge grants woman interim injunction for exemption from Alberta opioid restrictionsHer lawsuit against the Alberta government says she follows a treatment regimen that allows her to effectively manage her condition, prevents her from using street-sourced opioids.CanadaMar 2
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Calgary woman seeking ‘narrow, individual exemption’ over Alberta opioid restrictionsThe province's new standards require service providers to refrain from prescribing opioids for at-home use unless approved by a medical director.CanadaMar 1
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Woman suing Alberta government over rules around opioid hydromorphoneThe province says the risk of these potent opioids getting into the community is too high for it to be administered outside a clinic setting.CanadaFeb 3
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Drugs, firearms, and more seized at Waterloo home: policeA man and a woman from Waterloo are facing a number of charges after a search warrant was executed at a home on Thursday.CrimeDec 8, 2022
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OPP seize multiple guns, ammunition and drugs in StaynerOPP from Huronia West and Collingwood seized multiple guns and drugs during a search warrant in Stayner.CanadaOct 28, 2022
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Opioid-dependent patients worry changes to Alberta’s prescription methods will be harmfulA new provincial strategy to fight addiction could backfire, according to patients. Harm reduction advocates say the changes could put people at higher risk for opioid poisoning.HealthOct 17, 2022
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Drugs seized, wanted man who tried hiding behind umbrella arrested, say Kelowna RCMPPolice say officers on crime-reduction patrol last week spotted two men sitting on a bench, “hiding behind an umbrella.”CrimeSep 27, 2022
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7 charged after Kingston police drug raidPolice say the raid led to the discovery of cocaine, crystal meth, hydromorphone pills, a loaded Glock pistol and more evidence of drug trafficking.CrimeFeb 16, 2022
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