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5 common mental health concerns among teens
In this video, Dr. Ruhi Satija, Consultant Psychiatrist and Counseling Therapist explains the common mental health concerns among teens and how parents can identify it. Teens face mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and...
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Ontario calls on Toronto to drop drug decriminalization request
Ontario’s health minister and solicitor general are urging the federal government to deny Toronto's application to decriminalize small amounts of drugs for personal use. CBC’s Lorenda Reddekopp has more as the battle continues over how...
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Rafah hospital director describes 'miserable' conditions as supplies dwindle
Dr. Jamal Al-Hams, the general director of Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, says the hospital does not have enough supplies to handle the influx of patients it would see if Israel were to attack the southern Gaza city.
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Local officials and loved ones of victims rally for stricter laws against 'drugged drivers'
Officials hope that this bill prevents future fatal crashes and save lives. Legislators have until June 6 to pass the bill.
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Suffolk law enforcement works with Amazon to prevent illegal contraband from getting into county jail
Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. Toulon said, "Amazon is also working to help identify, because we are working with a large contingent of law enforcement organizations throughout the country that may have this similar issue."
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Bronx businesses say they’re losing money because of local homeless encampments
The manager says that for over a month, a small encampment next door has grown and littered the block with trash and even used drugs.
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Police identify woman killed in Centereach hit-and-run
Investigators say Marion Napolitano was driving east on Middle Country Road near Dawn Drive when her vehicle was struck from behind.
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Sask. ministers say B.C's drug decriminalization rollback shows strategy is flawed, researchers disagree
Saskatchewan's addictions and justice ministers say British Columbia's recent decision to rollback parts of its drug decriminalization pilot is proof the controversial strategy isn't a viable solution to either province's overdose...
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14 arrests made after Winnipeg police bust criminal network
Police allege a "well-entrenched" criminal network, responsible for multiple firearms offences across the country, trafficked millions of dollars worth of illicit drugs and firearms into Winnipeg from Toronto.
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Woman faces charges for selling weight loss drugs on TikTok without license
Federal prosecutors say Lisa Navarro, of Long Island, was smuggling the drugs, like Ozempic, from Central and South America.
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11-month-old who nearly died of fentanyl poisoning saved by first responders
The man who allegedly sold the drugs to the father, Robert Mauro, is facing a slew of charges, including manslaughter, because he’s accused of selling drugs which led to a Patchogue woman’s death.
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Debate over drugs continues in B.C. legislature
The government might have tried to change the channel on drug decriminalization, but the topic remained a hot button issue in the legislature on Monday. As Meera Bains reports, the proposal to recriminalize drugs in public spaces is seen...
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War against cartels: Ecuador has one of the highest homicide rates
Ecuador was once one of the safest countries in Latin America, but in the last years it's had one of the highest murder rates in the region
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B.C. to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces
After ongoing debate on the problematic use of drugs in public spaces such as hospitals, parks and bus stops, the province announced it will be recriminalizing drug use in public spaces, radically altering a three-year pilot program...
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'We still have expectations around safety': B.C. bans drug use in public spaces
B.C. Premier David Eby announced Friday plans to recriminalize drug use in public spaces. He says while it is still important to help drug users, open drug use around kids and other people is not acceptable.
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B.C. pressured to end drug decriminalization pilot
There are growing calls for British Columbia to end its drug decriminalization pilot because of public safety concerns. The pilot project is supposed to last for three years, but after one year, police and politicians are pressuring the...
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Jessie Kolb died in 2014 of a fentanyl overdose
The mother of Jessie Kolb, who died ten years ago of a fentanyl overdose, believes more lives would be saved if people who use drugs already could access them in a safer way.
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Senegal drug trafficking: Record cocaine haul seized
The United Nations office on Drugs and Crime says drug trafficking is soaring across the Sahel region fueling conflict and instability.
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State police in the Hudson Valley ramp up patrols to catch impaired drivers on April 20
Troopers will be looking for drivers with slowed reaction times.
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New report compliments Winnipeg mobile overdose prevention site
More than 7,000 people consumed drugs in relative safety at Sunshine House's mobile overdose prevention site, according to a new report covering a one-year period ending in October 2023.
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Hempstead man pleads guilty, gets 8 months in jail for drug trafficking
Trevor Lawry pleaded guilty to using forced prescriptions to obtain large amounts of the drugs from D's Pharmacy on Peninsula Boulevard
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Car rally hopes to drive change on anniversary of B.C.'s overdose emergency
The family of Curtis Tablotney, who died of a drug overdose in September 2022, organized a rally on wheels to call for change in Richmond, B.C. on Sunday, eight years after the province declared an overdose public health emergency. As...
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Response to opioid crisis must be multipronged, says drug policy expert
Tara Gomes is the senior author of a new report that shows opioid-related deaths doubled in Canada between 2019 and the end of 2021. The epidemiologist says the numbers have not gone down and 'we can't address this issue with just one...
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Moms Stop the Harm co-founder says safe supply has become harder to promote
Leslie McBain, a co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm, says it is harder now -- eight years into B.C.'s toxic drug crisis -- to promote the safe supply of drugs because of opposition from conservative politicians.