Barrie residents call for action to aid with local opioid problem
Barrie residents urged for government action to help combat the local opioid problem at a town hall meeting that was held by MP Alex Nuttall on Wednesday evening. Continue reading
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Makers of OxyContin, accused of fueling opioid crisis, to pay $270 million in U.S. settlement: source
The settlement with the Oklahoma Attorney General is the first to result from a wave of recent lawsuits accusing Purdue of deceptively marketing painkillers Continue reading
For more than five years he was addicted to opioids. This is one man’s story of recovery
For 28-year-old Richard Filc, recovering from drug addiction means now helping others who are struggling. Continue reading
Giant heroin spoon sculpture appears outside offices of Rhode Island-based pharmaceutical company
Artist Domenic Esposito is protesting the opioid crisis by placing a giant sculpture of a burnt spoon in front of the offices of a Rhode Island pharmaceutical company. Continue reading
Another mother calls for increased addictions resources in Saskatchewan
By David Baxter Reporter
Every week of the legislative session has seen the opposition bring forward a mother calling for increased addictions resources, and the minister has made changes. Continue reading
Nova Scotia’s Health Department says talks underway for province’s first overdose prevention site
According to Health Canada statistics, nearly 4,000 Canadians died from opioid-related overdose deaths last year. Continue reading
Woman’s heartbreaking obituary sheds light on realities of opioid addiction
“We take comfort in knowing that Maddie is surrounded by light, free from the struggle that haunted her.” Continue reading
Peter Watts: Calgary awareness project offers rare opioid-related good news
Brianna Willey of the Calgary John Howard Society, speaks about an art program called Ignite Opioid Awareness Project, that gives those struggling with opioid addiction the opportunity to express themselves through art. Continue reading
‘We finally have the right facility’: Community methadone clinic finds new home in Halifax
The new home of Direction 180 lies in the Scotia Pharmacy’s old location on Gottingen Street. Continue reading
Suboxone on trial at Alberta emergency rooms to curb opioid addictions
By Sarah Offin Anchor
Alberta Health Services has started a pilot program to offer suboxone to people who come in to some emergency room suffering from opioid overdoses. Continue reading