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Saskatchewan launches small fleet of wellness buses to expand addictions care
Across Canada, mobile health models are increasingly being used to offer care to rural and underserved communities
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B.C. doubles down on involuntary care despite underinvestment
B.C.’s push to replace coercive care with community models never took hold — and experts say province isn't fixing that problem
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Man jailed for trafficking diverted safer supply drugs, sparking fresh debate
Nanaimo drug trafficker’s case is further evidence of safer supply diversion. But some sources say even diverted drugs reduce harm
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B.C. orders database destruction after professor presents controversial housing study
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72 doctors sign letter blasting "safer supply" in British Columbia
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CBC suppressed evidence of youth accessing diverted “safer supply” opioids
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Learning From San Francisco's Drug Apocalypse
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There’s No Such Thing as a “Safer Supply” of Drugs
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“Unscientific and bizarre”: Yet another Toronto addiction physician criticizes Canada’s “safer supply” experiment
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Canadian Activists: Meth-Fueled Orgies Should Be Celebrated
Harm-reduction proponents support so-called “chemsex,” undermining their supposed commitment to helping addicts.
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Man jailed for trafficking diverted safer supply drugs, sparking fresh debate over B.C. drug policies
Nanaimo drug trafficker’s case is further evidence of safer supply diversion. But some sources say even diverted drugs reduce harm
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The Left Thinks Drug Criminalization Is Racist. Minorities Disagree
A Canadian poll finds that racial minorities don’t believe drug enforcement is bigoted.
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Pain, pride and pills: Why Canadian trades workers are dying in silence
A new survey links stigma, stoicism and unsafe job sites to high substance use and untreated mental health issues among trades workers
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How brain injuries, addiction and mental health require a new model of care
Experts say there is a need for better screening for brain injuries — and the ability to mandate treatment when necessary
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Field of death: Art project highlights drug crisis’ impact on tradespeople
The drug crisis is really a men’s mental health crisis, says Ron Kerr, the artist and city councillor behind a visually staggering project
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Dangerous veterinary tranquilizers now found in most fentanyl samples
Fentanyl is often laced with animal tranquilizers, but without consistent testing or surveillance, officials are flying blind
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Why the U.S. Shouldn’t Copy Canada’s Experiment with Free Drugs
Harm-reduction activists claim evidence supports “safer supply,” but their studies don’t back that up.
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Four new studies show link between heavy cannabis use, serious health risks
New Canadian research shows a connection between heavy cannabis use and dementia, heart attacks, schizophrenia and even death
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