COMMENTARY: What about those who really do need opioids to manage their pain?
Amid the opioid crisis, a message has been lost: many people live with daily pain and depend on opioid-based medications to live, this professor says. Continue reading
Opioid Crisis
60 people, including doctors, charged in U.S. opioid prescription scheme
Authorities said the 60 includes 53 medical professionals tied to some 350,000 prescriptions and 32 million pills. Continue reading
‘We’re still in a crisis’: No silver bullet solution to B.C.’s opioid epidemic 3 years into public health emergency
By Kristen Robinson Reporter / Producer
The B.C. public health emergency declared by Dr. Perry Kendall on Apr. 14, 2016 over the soaring number of drug overdose deaths, still persists today. Continue reading
Kitchener approves Duke St. location for supervised consumption site, temporary site approved
Kitchener council chose to support the Region of Waterloo’s location for a consumption treatment services site at 150 Duke St. W. Continue reading
Change of plans: Kitchener now expected to back region’s supervised consumption site on Duke St.
Berry Vrbanovic and Sarah Marsh announced Sunday that they would now be supporting Waterloo Region’s plan to put a supervised consumption site at 150 Duke Street West. Continue reading
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‘I think suicides would go up’: Chronic pain sufferers say Ontario therapy program changes could be devastating
“I think people would be desperate and I think people would look for pills from anywhere,” Dina McDermott says, referencing potential changes to nerve-block therapy frequency. Continue reading
Woman dies from suspected opioid overdose at Barton Street jail
A woman in her 30s is yet another inmate to die in jail. The centre has seen eight possible opioid overdose calls this year. Continue reading
City of Kitchener expected to reject Waterloo’s proposal for Duke Street supervised consumption site
On Monday, Kitchener council will hold a special council meeting at which city officials are set to propose that the site instead be located on Victoria Street North. Continue reading
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Peterborough officials react to 2019 Ontario budget
By Mark Giunta Videographer, Backup News & Sports Anchor
The 2019 Ontario budget promises access to dental care for low-income seniors and infrastructure improvements for bridges in the Peterborough area. Continue reading
VCH officials say opioid overdoses spiked recently, related to toxic additives
While naloxone might counteract the effects of the opioids — it doesn’t work on the synthetic additives. Continue reading