Opioid Crisis
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Health News
Over 25% of young Canadian deaths linked to opioids amid pandemic: study – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than one in four deaths among young Canadians between 2019 and 2021 were opioid-related, with the COVID-19 pandemic…
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‘Drive to Destigmatize’ held on 8th anniversary of declaration of B.C.’s toxic drug emergency – BC | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Community advocates and supporters gathered in Richmond for an event aimed at reducing stigma and raising awareness about the…
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‘There is much more to do’: B.C. marks eight years of toxic-drug health emergency | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Eight years to the day after British Columbia declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby said the toxic…
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‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impact of British Columbia’s safer supply program, which provides prescription alternatives to…
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Ottawa rejects Alberta’s proposal for tracking ‘safer supply’ drugs | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a “unique chemical identifier”…
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Smoking drugs, not injection, now most common way to overdose in U.S.: report – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Fatal drug overdoses from smoking substances, rather than injection, has increased dramatically in the United States, a new report from…
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In Canada’s capital, an opioid epidemic and housing crisis collide – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] On a cool Thursday afternoon in Ottawa, veteran police officer Sgt. Avery Flanagan approaches a man hunched over in…
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‘It was poison’: Father speaks out after 15-year-old son dies from overdose | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] When Christian Boivin last saw his teenage son alive, he was brushing his teeth and getting ready to go…
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Flood recovery, public safety, opioid crisis and housing are Vermont Legislature’s top priorities
[ad_1] Recovery from the catastrophic flooding that hit Vermont this summer, climate resiliency, improving public safety, tackling opioid addiction, and…
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Narcan: The new CPR? Local pharmacist wants to teach people how to use the life-saving nasal spray
[ad_1] CHICAGO — In the midst of the national opioid crisis, access to Narcan, the nasal form of the opioid…
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