Roy Green says it is rare for a week to pass without him receiving emails from good people suffering because they can’t access pain medication. Continue reading →

All prescription opioids in Canada will carry a label warning of their addictive properties, starting in October. Continue reading →

Walking a mile in another person’s shoes can be a great education. Continue reading →

Canadian senator and former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says he wants the federal and provincial governments to allow free opioid prescriptions for people with addictions in an effort to stem the West Coast’s fentanyl crisis. Continue reading →

The Liberals and NDP are working together to expedite the passage of a bill designed to help combat the country’s opioid crisis. Continue reading →

Canada’s ongoing opioid crisis is hurting some of its smallest citizens: newborns are being born with withdrawal symptoms. Continue reading →

A drug addict wouldn’t respond to the cuteness of an infant’s round face, big eyes and bulging cheeks, a study found. Continue reading →

Ontario needs to rethink the way it treats addiction and pain if it wants to tackle a worsening prescription opioid health crisis, critics say. Continue reading →

Preliminary 2013 data from Ontario’s coroner indicates these powerful drugs are killing more people each year – and the usual suspects are being replaced by drugs that are just as addictive and even more potent. Continue reading →

Canada’s becoming a source of potent, easily abused painkillers being smuggled into the U.S. And the country’s lax rules and lack of data worry American authorities. Continue reading →