Opiates
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Peterborough health unit warns a ‘bad batch’ of drugs is circulating in areaThe regional health unit warns a purple opiate product has an increased level of toxicity and been found circulating in Peterborough city and county.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Dog owners warned after puppy poisoned by cannabis, opiate in Coquitlam, B.C. parkFour-month-old Wag, a Heartland Terrier, was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital, where he tested positive for cannabis and an opiate.CrimeMar 14, 2022
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Research team seeks ways to use opiates for more effective pain managementA research team from across Canada is looking into how natural opiates are produced and how they can be used for more effective pain management.CanadaDec 29, 2021
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Winnipeg mom continues late daughter’s giving spirit with backpack campaignA Winnipeg mom is putting together backpacks of basic, essential supplies to hand out to people in need, in memory of her daughter, who died of an accidental fentanyl poisoning.HealthOct 26, 2021
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Manitoba RCMP seize pills from 68-year-old driver in RM of SpringfieldManitoba RCMP said the man was pulled over at a traffic stop on Sunday, when they found bottles of pills intended for trafficking, along with a quantity of cash.CrimeSep 22, 2021
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New flexible-length withdrawal beds open for Manitoba meth, opiate usersThe beds – a $4.2 million project – are intended to give patients longer stays, so they have the time they need to get off dangerous drugs like meth.HealthOct 16, 2019
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‘I had lost everything’: Addiction stories shared at Recovery Day 2019 in MonctonPeople who have struggled with and overcome addictions spoke and shared success stories, while also talking about the challenges they faced.HealthSep 16, 2019
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Calgary scientists believe they’re close to producing non-addictive painkillersA team of Calgary-based scientists believe they are only years away from being able to producer safer commercial pain-killing medication.HealthApr 6, 2019
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Napanee students overdosing on counterfeit Xanax possibly laced with fentanylThe school says Napanee OPP has warned education officials that students are reacting to or overdosing on counterfeit Xanax that may be laced with fentanyl.CrimeOct 24, 2018
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London police investigating overdose of seven inmates at EMDCLondon police were called in around 2:15 p.m. Thursday after seven inmates in the same range overdosed on opiates at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.CanadaAug 9, 2018
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