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Suspicious drug linked to 2 overdose deaths, Toronto police say
A suspicious drug has been linked to two overdose deaths at a house party on Sunday, Toronto police said
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Opioid overdose response now part of Red Cross first aid, CPR training as deaths mount
The Canadian Red Cross has added training to identify and respond to opioid poisoning in all its first aid and…
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Potent opioids showing up in Toronto’s drug supply for 1st time as overdose deaths mount
Several forms of extremely potent synthetic opioids are being found in random samples of Toronto's street drug supply, which experts…
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B.C.’s overdose death toll for the year passes 1,500 after 153 killed in November, coroner reports
The B.C. Coroners Service recorded 153 deaths from suspected illicit-drug overdoses in November, a slight decrease compared to the previous…
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Decriminalization of drugs ‘not a silver bullet’ for overdose crisis, prime minister says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not back decriminalization of drugs as a public-health response to the country's escalating opioid crisis, insisting…
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Spike in overdose deaths prompts medical officer to call for federal, provincial help
Amid a spike in suspected opioid overdose deaths in April, Toronto’s board of health is expected to call on the federal…
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Toronto safe consumption site reversed 16 overdoses from suspected tainted drug supply, city says
A supervised injection site managed to reverse 16 overdoses within the space of just hours after a suspected case of tainted…
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Boys and young men more likely to die than girls and young women, study finds
A new Canadian study shows boys and young men are more likely to die than girls and young women, and…
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Consumo de cocaína e ecstasy aumentou na Madeira
Em todo o país houve um aumento do consumo da cannabis, à excepção do Alentejo, ao contrário das restantes drogas,…
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Funeral today for Langley teen whose apparent overdose was broadcast on social media
The funeral for Carson Crimeni is set to be held Thursday afternoon, just over three weeks after the 14-year-old died…
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B.C. pleased with Oklahoma ruling in opioids case as it continues lawsuit
British Columbia’s attorney general says he is pleased with the findings of a court in Oklahoma that found Johnson &…
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Quebec City health officials issue warning after ‘purple heroin’ found near corpse
A 26-year-old man was found dead earlier this month in a Quebec City apartment with two baggies of a purple, powdery substance…
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Federal government pledges millions for opioid crisis
The federal government is putting more money into fighting the opioid crisis and addressing what Canada’s health minister says is…
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Families of overdose victims react to Sudbury police laying manslaughter charge in opioid death
There are varying opinions on how to deal with traffickers who sell tainted opioids. Even people who have lost loved…
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Ontario to join B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers
The Ontario government will announce Monday that it intends to join British Columbia’s proposed class action lawsuit against dozens of…
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1 immate in hospital, 4 others recovering after suspected overdoses at Milton jail
One inmate is still in hospital following a string of suspected overdoses at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ontario, that…
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Top health officer calls on B.C. to ‘urgently’ decriminalize possession of illicit drugs
B.C.’s top health officer has recommended the province move urgently to decriminalize possession of illegal drugs for personal use, saying the…
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More than 10,300 Canadians lost their lives to opioids in less than 3 years
More than 10,300 Canadians died as a resulted of an apparent opioid-related overdose between January 2016 and September 2018, Public Health Agency…
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Fake Xanax pills containing fentanyl circulating in Halifax
Frontline outreach workers say they are seeing a rise in the number of fake Xanax pills circulating in the Halifax area that…
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Province cut some injection sites because area residents ‘upset,’ Ford says
People will die if Doug Ford’s government doesn’t reverse its decision to stop funding some safe injection sites, said Toronto’s Medical Officer of…
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Supervised drug consumption sites considered for Canadian prisons
Canada’s prisoner service is considering opening overdose prevention sites as it expands a needle-exchange program that is now offered at…
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