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Debate over supervised consumption sites ramps up across Alberta
Supervised consumption sites have been a hot topic in Alberta long before the last provincial election. Continue reading
Opioids
‘He quite literally could’ve been found dead here’: Calgary councillor uses naloxone kit to save man on her street
By Carolyn Kury de Castillo Reporter
A Calgary city councillor likely saved man’s life Saturday afternoon by using a naloxone kit. Continue reading
Bob Layton: Who is responsible for opioid overdose deaths?
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
2 charged after drugs seized in Midland: OPP
The opioids reportedly seized include OxyContin and hydromorphine, along with $750 and a Winchester BB gun, police say. Continue reading
Downtown Peterborough businesses will have access to naloxone kits
By Katrina Squazzin Videographer
The Downtown Business Improvement Area is partnering with Peterborough Public Health and PARN to provide naloxone kits at no cost to downtown businesses. Continue reading
If opioids are prescribed to a family member, overdose may be more likely: U.S. study
Even when a family member gets lower doses of opioids, the overdose risk is almost three times higher than in a family where nobody has been prescribed them. Continue reading
Clandestine garage drug lab bust in Old Strathcona has police searching for suspect
Edmonton police have released a photo hoping to track down a person of interest in connection with a clandestine drug-processing and packaging lab in south Edmonton. Continue reading
Family of inmate who died at Quinte Detention Centre speaks out
Hendrik Ryskamp, the man who died inside Quinte Detention Centre in March, is fondly remembered by his mother and best friend. Continue reading
Cocaine, opioids seized during traffic stop in Otonabee-South Monaghan: OPP
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
Peterborough County OPP say that around 6 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 7 in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, just east of Peterborough. Continue reading
Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer: Public Health Ontario
Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 388 people died from opioid-related causes from July to September 2018, down from 414 deaths during the same period in 2017. Continue reading