opioid epidemic

• $3.5M in funding for ‘vending machines’ that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs

  The machines, called MySafe, are similar to ATMs and allow drug users to get hydromorphone pills dispensed to them after their palm has been scanned to identify them.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• London police report rise in drug-related impaired driving charges

  In November alone, London police laid 33 drug-related impaired driving charges, which police say is more than the service has seen over the course of an entire year previously.

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Opioid-related deaths steady, outreach agencies report rise in overdoses in London

  Outreach groups in London, Ont., have been adapting quickly to the ongoing pandemic but the winter months will present added challenges.

  Health

  Nov 23, 2020
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• Popular Vancouver sportswriter Jason Botchford died of an accidental overdose: coroner

  Botchford died suddenly on April 29, 2019 at the age of 48, leaving behind a wife and three children. 

  Sports

  Aug 28, 2020
• ‘Twilight’ actor Gregory Tyree Boyce cause of death revealed

  The American actor and his 27-year-old girlfriend were pronounced dead on May 13 after their bodies were found in their shared Las Vegas home.

  Entertainment

  Jun 2, 2020
• Teen ‘Flash’ star Logan Williams’ cause of death revealed by his mom

  Marlyse Williams, the mother of the deceased B.C. actor, said her son's death was "not going to be in vain" and will "help a lot of people down the road."

  Entertainment

  May 19, 2020
• Halifax police issue warning after seizing 1,900 pills of potent new opioid

  Police say the opioid was found as part of a drug trafficking investigation. It is the first seizure of isotonitazene in Halifax. 

  Crime

  Mar 5, 2020
• Hamilton Drug Strategy tackles opioid crisis, addiction stigma in 2019 community report

  Hamilton continues to grapple with the opioid epidemic, although a partnership of community agencies is working to reduce both the harm and stigma associated with the crisis.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2020
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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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• ‘There aren’t any winners’: Brother of overdose victim calls for substance abuse awareness

  Cameron Clairmont was pronounced dead on Nov. 2, 2018 at an apartment building in the 0-110 block of the Bedford Highway. She was only 19 years old.

  Blogs

  Nov 13, 2019