Substance Use

• Poor mental health, harmful alcohol use persists post-pandemic: report

  A new report shows that even though the COVID-19 pandemic ended several years ago, the increase in issues around mental health and substance use still continue.

  Health

  Jan 12
  
• Alberta government ends use of My Recovery Plan app in the province

  The My Recovery Plan app was designed to be a health record software system, collecting the personal health data of people in recovery to track individual progress.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2025
  
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• Canada plans to reduce overdose rates with new funding, Liberals stress crisis impact

  Health Canada announced an additional $37 million Friday for programs to combat the opioid crisis, including projects in British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut and Ontario.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
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• Kelowna council calls on province for greater substance use recovery services

  Kelowna councillor Ron Cannan said the city hopes to adopt the 'Portugal system' for drug users, which means more than just decriminalization of illicit substances for private use.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023
• $1.4M provided to improve training of Saskatchewan caregivers treating substance abuse

  After receiving a total of $1.4 million in federal funding, they are launching a five-year project to develop new resources and training for care providers and front-line workers.

  Health

  Dec 27, 2022
• More than half of Canadian youth find mental health services ‘not easy to access’: report

  The new data would able to help policy-markers understand where more services are needed and the different issues people encountered when trying to access mental health services.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2022
• ‘All about survival’: Mixed reviews of drug decriminalization as Oregon nears two-year mark

  Under Measure 110, instead of incarceration, people found with drugs are given a ticket with a fine that gets waived if they call a treatment hotline.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2022
• ‘It’s going to save lives’: B.C. expands youth access to substance-use programs, health workers

  "There are still young people and families in deep crisis and people that have lost their lives because of failures in our health-care system," Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Nova Scotia human trafficking survivor starts non-profit to help others

  A Nova Scotia woman who was sex trafficked during her teenage years is using her experience to help others through a new non-profit.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• B.C. to boost mental health, addiction supports for inmates leaving jail

  B.C. is doubling the number of teams that work with recently released inmates by providing mental health and substance use supports.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2022