Substance

Sports

Stefon Diggs tight-lipped about mysterious pink substance in viral video

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs made headlines this offseason after a social media video surfaced showing him on…

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Health

With peer support, Hamilton hospital helps build trust, provide comfort for those in substance use program

Marcie McIlveen never imagined herself working in a hospital. After enduring negative experiences in treatment for substance use disorder on…

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Health

Drinking alcohol can lead to other substance use, addiction experts warn

Alcohol is a widely accepted part of American culture, with the vast majority of adults reporting that they have consumed…

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Health

Dangerous ‘gateway drug’ can lead to other substance use, addiction experts warn

Alcohol is a widely consumed substance in the United States, with more than 84% of adults reporting that they have…

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Tech

Can this ‘burnt toast’-like substance be a key tool in the fight against climate change?

Biochar, a black, charcoal-like substance created through a process called pyrolysis, is gaining popularity as a climate fix and soil…

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Health

Nunavut to spend $3.3M to fund suicide and substance abuse prevention programs

The Nunavut government is urgently seeking proposals for suicide prevention initiatives and alcohol and drug prevention funding programs to combat…

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Canada

Sask. expands intensive court program that helps people address substance use

The latest numbers from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service show it could be another grim — potentially record-setting — year for…

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Sports

Curler Briane Harris faces 4-year suspension after testing positive for banned substance, plans to appeal

Four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Briane Harris has been provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for the…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia gets F on access to mental health, substance use services: poll

Nova Scotia received Fs across the board when it comes to its mental health and substance use services, according to…

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Politics

Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance

The federal government is planning to appeal a court decision that quashed an order-in-council listing manufactured plastic items as toxic.…

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