Opioid-related deaths doubled in Canada between 2019 and the end of 2021, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta experiencing a dramatic jump, mostly among men in their 20s and 30s, says …
Eight years to the day after British Columbia declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby said the toxic drug crisis has had a “catastrophic impact” on families and communities. …
White Coat Black Art26:30Preventing the next Belleville At The Mill on Main restaurant in Huntsville, Ont., manager Michelle Francis is placing a naloxone kit near the wood-burning pizza oven behind …
Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impact of British Columbia’s safer supply program, which provides prescription alternatives to toxic illicit drugs. Two studies in international medical journals cast the …
The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a “unique chemical identifier” to the pharmaceuticals being offered to users as an alternative to …
The four people pictured above represent a typical day’s death toll from opioid poisonings in Alberta last year, the deadliest on record for the province. The addictive drugs claimed the …
On a cool Thursday afternoon in Ottawa, veteran police officer Sgt. Avery Flanagan approaches a man hunched over in a downtown parking lot. He has crushed opioids in one hand …
The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has declared a state of emergency over the opioid crisis as overdoses and deaths continue to devastate the Ottawa Valley community. “The community has …
Hugh Lampkin says he abused drugs — everything from pot to PCP — for decades. He started at about age 12 in Toronto. Now in his late 50s, he’s an …
More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the trend is contributing to a high percentage of drug-related deaths. In most municipalities studied, …