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B.C. addiction centre should not accept drug industry funds
The British Columbia Centre on Substance Abuse is compromising the integrity of its vital work by accepting funding from the drug industry
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B.C. parents powerless to help their addicted teens
B.C. parents say the province’s safer supply program and legal treatment framework leave them powerless to help their addicted teens
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Harm reduction projects in Nelson are fraying the city's social fabric, residents say
Public disorder and open drug use raise concerns in picturesque mountain-rimmed town.
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August 2024

The new drug agency tasked with improving Canada's medication practices
A recent report calls on the newly-created Canada’s Drug Agency to implement a strategy to improve prescription medication practices
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Alberta’s recovery-focused addiction agency to address data gap
The launch of Alberta’s Centre of Recovery Excellence comes as Ontario and Saskatchewan also shift to recovery-oriented models
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Overdose surge in ByWard Market prompts new paramedic strategy
After Ottawa’s ByWard Market saw a 500 per cent increase in overdose calls, the city’s paramedic service responded with a new strategy
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Ontario to close 10 safe consumption sites and open 19 recovery hubs
Ontario’s decision to close safe consumption sites near schools and daycares comes in the wake of a bystander’s death and class-action lawsuit
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Drug diversion spurs security overhaul in Ottawa crime 'hot spot'
It has taken community-wide efforts for this Ottawa neighbourhood to address the knock-on effects of Ottawa's safe supply program and drug diversion
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No Dr. Bonnie Henry, drug prohibition is not ‘white supremacy’
British Columbia's top doctor released a report arguing that the legalization of all drugs combats "racism" and "colonialism." That's historically…
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‘Scared about smiling’: Suboxone's dental side effects spur nationwide class-action lawsuit
Suboxone is widely prescribed to treat opioid use disorder. Suboxone users are claiming the drug's producers failed to warn them of the risks
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July 2024

Claims about ‘safer supply’ diversion aren’t disinformation
This month, police in London, Ont., admitted to what critics have said all along: safer supply diversion is happening at alarming levels
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MOHAMED: B.C.’s provincial health officer should be fired
If Premier Eby has little faith in Dr. Bonnie Henry's radical drug legalization agenda, why keep her on the job?
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