NHS legal heroin rollout plan to ease Scots drug death crisis
A radical drug–treatment pilot project that lets Scottish addicts use heroin legally in clean and supervised conditions should be rolled out around the …
Toronto sees increase in opioid-related overdose deaths: public health officials
Between Sept. 14-23, 11 people are suspected to have died from overdoses of opioids, according to data gathered by Toronto Paramedic Services.
UCP demand Lethbridge cops shut down drug injection site
“Alberta’s government provides a legal, sanctioned overdose prevention site a block away from this location, with adequate capacity for the community …
Timmy Solomon, a guide through the Rehab Riviera system, dies of overdose at 31
Josh Page holds a picture of his friend Timmy Solomon who died of an apparent drug overdose Sept. 2 at age 31. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange …
Closure of Lethbridge’s drug consumption leaves users skeptical of smaller government-run …
In Alberta, the death toll for opioid overdoses set a new record in April, May and … British Columbia recorded similar spikes in its overdose death toll.
Tarah’s Take: Monroe’s 58 OD deaths are 58 too many
I see the struggles of our community and understand the challenges that we face. Year to date, Monroe County had 58 overdose deaths. This is 58 too …
MNA asks about 11 Pakistan-Hindu deaths
One of the victims, Priya, a paramedical worker, is said to have given overdose of sedatives to the rest and injected an insecticide into herself.
HIV Community Link concerned with doubling of provincial opioid deaths
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Concerning numbers released by the province this week regarding opioid overdose deaths in Alberta aren’t coming as a shock …
Policy experts say Alberta needs to address toxic drug supply and bolster evidence-based …
From April to June, 301 people died of accidental opioid overdoses, … Opioid-related deaths in the first half of 2020 show a 28 per cent increase from …
Three San Diegans die daily from opioid, other drug overdoses
Since the onset of the COVID pandemic, rates of drug-related overdose deaths in San Diego County have increased. In July and August, the numbers …