Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:24:32 +0000
Opinion: There’s no evidence that B.C.’s ‘safer supply’ of drugs to addicts outside a clinical setting is working. Could it be making things worse?
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 17:21:26 +0000
The manager of a drug-checking program says drug users who live in non-urban areas often can’t get their drugs tested for contaminants
Read moreCredit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:45:40 +0000
Opinion: Safe supply advocates say providing prescription drugs would solve Canada’s opioid overdose crisis. But Alberta policy-makers ask for proof.
Read moreCredit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 01:18:05 +0000
Postmedia spoke with experts to talk about safe supply and what could be on the horizon.
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Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:57:32 GMT
Irvin Cartagena, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, and Carlos Macci were charged in New York on Tuesday.
Read moreCredit to Author: Lora Grindlay| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:26:33 +0000
According to Health Canada, kratom is a plant native to Southeast Asia that is widely available on the internet, often sold in pill or powder form. The psychoactive herb is known to create both stimulative and sedative effects.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:12:09 +0000
British Columbia’s overdose death numbers declined by a third last year. But that’s where the good news ends. With toxic brain injuries on the rise and gaping holes in the treatment system, the crisis is far from over as B.C. coroner emphasizes that it’s not enough to simply keep people alive.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:10:29 +0000
OPINION: It took nearly three years to discipline one particular pharmacist who was breaking the rules. Clearly, something isn’t working.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:33:27 +0000
At the house on 138A Street where the most recent death occurred, there were 11 substantiated complaints. Only one was dealt with, according to the most recent report posted on the Assisted Living Registry’s website.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:22:53 +0000
OPINION: Words are being weaponized and battle lines drawn in the fight to address the continuing opioid overdose crisis. But what’s needed is a serious debate involving all of us.
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