NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has called on the Liberal government to launch an investigation into the role drug companies may have played in the opioid crisis. Continue reading
Throughout many communities that span the vast island, lies an on-going struggle to access mental health services to help overcome a national overdose crisis. Continue reading
The provincial government has changed a key regulation under the Police Services Act to eliminate the requirement for an SIU probe when an officer provides the opioid-overdose-reversing drug. Continue reading
The Blood Tribe has issued a community warning about the drug carfentanil. Continue reading
A McGill University student is giving free workshops on how to use naloxone, an antidote to opioid overdoses. Continue reading
According to Health Canada statistics, nearly 4,000 Canadians died from opioid-related overdose deaths last year. Continue reading
Police officers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta say they’re worried about crystal meth as a narcotic of choice. Continue reading
Roy Green says it is rare for a week to pass without him receiving emails from good people suffering because they can’t access pain medication. Continue reading
The first person ever to be charged by Edmonton police with manslaughter connected to a fentanyl overdose spoke about his experience with addiction Tuesday. Continue reading
The school says Napanee OPP has warned education officials that students are reacting to or overdosing on counterfeit Xanax that may be laced with fentanyl. Continue reading
