Opiod Crisis
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Canada plans to reduce overdose rates with new funding, Liberals stress crisis impactHealth Canada announced an additional $37 million Friday for programs to combat the opioid crisis, including projects in British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut and Ontario.CanadaApr 14, 2023
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Winnipeg woman speaks out after daughter struggled to access treatment at RAAM clinicManitoba's provincial health organization markets them as "easy-to-access walk-in clinics" online but one Winnipegger says, patients waited in a long line outside in the cold.HealthApr 8, 2023
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Hamilton endorses new safe consumption site on Barton StreetHamilton's council finalized an endorsement of a community organization's application to provide a safe space on Barton Street for drug users.HealthFeb 23, 2023
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Hamilton board of health endorses application for new safe consumption siteHamilton's board of health has endorsed a community organization's application to provide a safe space where users can inject drugs in a supervised setting to avoid overdose.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Self harm a ‘priority area’ for public health amid 4 affected youth visiting Hamilton EDs a weekThe city's manager of mental well-being attributes the emergency room increases to 'unique challenges' that came with the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthJan 24, 2023
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Winnipeg police warn about street drug ‘down’ after recent overdoseWinnipeg police are warning the public about a street drug called 'down' after an overdose on Monday evening.CanadaJan 10, 2023
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Paramedic burnout a growing concern as staff shortages continue in B.C.Calls for more available mental health resources for first responders are increasing because, without them, the APBC believes the industry could lose even more paramedics.HealthOct 2, 2022
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‘We don’t understand it’: Advocates slam Vancouver police raid of low-barrier cannabis programThe low-barrier Cannabis Substitution Program had been selling high-dose edibles as a safer alternative to opioids out of an RV downtown for the last year and a half.HealthMay 18, 2022
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‘We don’t have all the answers’: Deputy police chief on rise of unprovoked attacks in VancouverIt's an alarming set of "extraordinary incidents" and there is no quick and simple way to crack down on the problem, the Vancouver deputy police chief told Global News on Tuesday.CrimeMar 1, 2022
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Hamilton MP supports NDP bill decriminalizing drug possession for personal use to parliamentNDP MP Matthew Green says the initiative would also expand access to crucial harm reduction and recovery services.PoliticsFeb 8, 2022
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