Alberta’s associate minister of mental health and addictions is being criticized for a message he wrote on Twitter about supervised consumption sites. Continue reading
Winnipeg’s police chief is urging his officers to “please hang in there” as they deal with what he calls a higher-than-normal call volume and a significant illicit drug crisis. Continue reading
The nonprofit aims to raise funds for an addictions healing centre in Peterborough. Continue reading
There have been 19 deaths related to opioid poisoning this year, according to Peterborough police. Continue reading
Jason Luan made a stop in Standoff, the largest community on the Blood Tribe Reserve, to meet those on the front lines battling the opioid crisis. Continue reading
More bad news can be found in the number of drug deaths where fentanyl was detected, which stayed relatively steady compared to last year. Continue reading
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Supervised consumption sites have been a hot topic in Alberta long before the last provincial election. Continue reading
An Edmonton psychiatrist feels certain factors put the South Asian community at greater risk for opioid addiction. He’s opened a new culturally sensitive clinic. Continue reading
Ask Oklahoma takes drugmaker Johnson & Johnson to court over its alleged role in the state’s opioid crisis, Bob Layton asks: What is the price of a human life? Continue reading
A new protocol provides emergency department physicians with the ability to connect people with opioid dependency to treatment before they’re sent home. Continue reading