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B.C. launches opioid treatment phone line to provide access to same-day care

The B.C. government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a free telephone line for people to get medication and…

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Politics

The opioid crisis is hard to solve. Partisan politics isn’t making it easier

The epidemic of opioid addiction is a real problem. And there is a real difference of opinion between Liberals and…

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Health

N.B. reports record-high opioid deaths involving fentanyl in 2023

New Brunswick Public Health says 2023 was a record-breaking year for opioid overdoses involving fentanyl, with 2022 posting the second-highest total. …

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Business

U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members…

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Health

Toronto reports 523 opioid overdose deaths in 2023

Toronto’s top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health…

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Health

In Alberta, 2023 was officially the deadliest year from opioid overdoses on record

More Albertans died from opioid overdoses last year than any other year on record. CBC News reported earlier this year…

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Canada

Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers

The debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s experience with drug decriminalization was already operating at extremes before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.”…

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Health

Quebec class action authorized against 16 pharma companies for role in opioid crisis

A class-action lawsuit has been authorized to proceed against 16 pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing opioid…

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Halifax

More opioid poisonings in rural areas likely a result of drug volatility, not more use

In early December, RCMP and paramedics received two calls within minutes of each other for drug overdose deaths in Springhill.…

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Health

Calls for more ‘safer opioid’ access in Nova Scotia as drug supply increasingly toxic

As the illicit drugs that have devastated Western and Central Canada become more prevalent in Nova Scotia, a Halifax physician…

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