Opioid Deaths Canada

• Amid grim opioid death projections, Ottawa faces calls to move faster on safe supply

  New federal data paints a grim picture of the fatal toll the opioid crisis is having on Canadians, prompting calls for greater access to safe-supply programs.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
  
• Trudeau urged to decriminalize illicit drugs as opioid deaths continue to soar in Canada

  Almost 70 organizations from across the country have written a letter to Trudeau asking that he make drug policy reform a priority for his newly re-elected Liberal government.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2021
  
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• Trudeau unconvinced decriminalizing hard drugs is a cure-all for opioid crisis

  But Trudeau once felt the same way about marijuana -- conceding it during an interview this week -- before changing his mind.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2019
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• Opioids killed nearly 14,000 Canadians in 4 years, new study shows

  More than 2,000 Canadians were killed by opioids in the first six months of this year, according to a new report.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2019
• Canadian drug companies facing $1.1B lawsuit over opioid crisis

  Drug companies are facing a class action lawsuit about their role in the opioid crisis in Canada.

  Health

  May 15, 2019
• More than 10,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses in less than 3 years: PHAC

  Most opioid-related deaths happen in British Columbia and Ontario, according to new government figures.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2019
• 2,066 Canadians died of opioid overdoses in the first half of 2018

  That means the total number of opioid-related deaths in the country since January 2016 is now at least 9,000.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2018
• Critics slam Ontario government for failing to address drug-dealing pharmacists

  Critics say Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is failing to tackle the issue of drug-dealing pharmacists.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2018