Vancouver Island University is launching a program specifically for children caught up in the opioid crisis. Continue reading
An ounce of fentanyl can explode in a community like a bomb leaving behind a trail of overdoses and shattered families. Continue reading
Evelyn Pollock and Angie Gorog continue to work and advocate in the community following the overdose deaths of their sons. Continue reading
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
