A Global News/Toronto Star investigation reveals how Ontario pharmacists staged robberies and forged prescriptions to obtain thousands of doses of opioids amid a national epidemic. Continue reading
Opioid overdoses killed an estimated 1,036 Canadians between January and March 2018, according to new figures. Continue reading
“Everybody should be wary. The amount of fentanyl it takes to kill you is almost imperceptible to the eye and carfentanil is a hundred times more potent.” Continue reading
New Brunswick says it’s considering launching or joining a lawsuit aimed at recovering health care costs from the growing opioid crisis. Continue reading
According to Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, fewer people are being treated for fentanyl overdoses this year compared to 2017. So far this year, 224 people have been treated with naloxone, compared to 371 patients during the same period last year. Continue reading
Experts in toxicology and pathology are testifying Monday at the inquest into eight inmate deaths at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre. Continue reading
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger is pleased with the announcement, stressing that “moments matter” and could give someone “a shot at life.” Continue reading
“By not carving out an exception for narcotic-induced medical complications in patients who get NARCAN for police, they have left police officers who try to help victims of narcotic overdoses subject to investigation. The result is chaotic.” Continue reading
After much talk and consideration, Toronto police will add naloxone nasal spray to the arsenal of some frontline officers. Continue reading
Both men were taken to hospital and are expected to survive. Continue reading
