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The drug crisis is affecting newcomers — but it's hard to tell how much
In speaking with community organizations, CBC News found that Canada's drug crisis is affecting a largely unchecked population of users – newcomers – but clear data is hard to come by. Experts say that impacts how effectively the issue...
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Community advocates on P.E.I. reminding public naloxone saves lives
At a PEERS Alliance information session about naloxone in Summerside, people heard how the substance can reverse the effects of overdose. Elysha Whitlock from The Village, a community organization dedicated to helping people facing...
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The road to recovery: a candid conversation about drug addiction.
Two First Nations men from Calgary share their thoughts on the opioid crisis, their journey through addiction, treatment and the importance of friendship.
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State announces $95 million in funding to help fight opioid crisis in New Jersey
Gov. Murphy says the money is not coming from taxpayers but from settlements received from the opioid industry.
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Clark's Harbour clinic addresses barrier to accessing mental health, addictions help
A new mental health and addictions clinic in Clark's Harbour is helping reduce barriers people face in accessing care and combating stigma about seeking help. Michael Gorman has the story.
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Housing advocates react to new homeless encampment report
Housing advocates in Winnipeg say they hope a new report calling for a national homeless encampment plan will lead to much-needed change.
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A grieving mother is left with serious questions over son’s death in prison
Cindy Flynn, whose son Seamus died in Her Majesty’s Penitentiary, says she has learned the cause of her son’s death. She says the results have raised serious accountability questions that prison officials have yet to answer.
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2 new support, wellness centers open for people struggling with gambling problems
With the expansion of sports betting, FCA President Jeffrey Reynolds said, “every single college kid out there has a casino that blinks, beeps and beckons in their back pocket, 24/7.”
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Keeping Hope, B.C., alive as overdose deaths climb
Meet the community leaders on the front lines of the toxic drug crisis in the small community of Hope, B.C.
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Why Alberta is focusing on treatment to solve its toxic drug crisis
In the face of a record number of toxic drug deaths, Alberta is moving away from harm reduction and doubling down on treatment and recovery. The National’s Ian Hanomansing breaks down The Alberta Model and why the province thinks it's...
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How a flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ is complicating the overdose crisis
A menacing new additive is turning up in fentanyl and threatening to make Canada’s overdose crisis worse. CBC’s Ellen Mauro breaks down the risks of xylazine, better known as tranq.
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Stores demand action to stop violent retail crime
Some of B.C.’s biggest stores are sounding the alarm about a rise in violent retail crime. The National’s Ian Hanomansing takes a closer look at the issue and talks to business owners who say more needs to be done to keep customers and...
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Author Marci Hopkins on Stopping the Cycle of Addiction
Marci Hopkins, recovery expert and author of "Chaos to Clarity: Seeing The Signs and Breaking The Cycles," talks about her own intergenerational experience with addiction that drove her to make changes and help others.
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Matthew Perry Foundation Up and Running
Following the death of Matthew Perry last week, the foundation he wanted to launch has finally been created.
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Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine that could help break cocaine addiction
The vaccine is designed to help produce anti-cocaine antibodies in the body of a person who is chemically dependent on the substance.
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Fighting drug addiction isn’t business for these MPs, it’s personal
From watching someone overdose in front of them to trying to get a loved one into rehab, MPs Patty Hajdu, Gord Johns, John Barlow, Jenny Kwan, Todd Doherty and Arielle Kayabaga have had their lives touched by the opioid crisis. The six...
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‘Drug checking can save lives’: Berlin counselling centres offer free, anonymous drug testing
The German parliament has passed a law enabling federal states to offer drug-checking projects in June.
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Skyrocketing youth opioid deaths sound alarms in Ontario
New national figures show troubling rates of opioid poisonings, with deaths tripling for young people in Ontario from 2014 to 2021. Harm reduction workers are pushing governments to make addiction treatment more accessible.
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Activist Discusses 'Truth Initiative's' Mission to Help Teens Against Vaping
Sam Rose, an activist with Truth Initiative and a former e-cigarette user, joined Cheddar News to speak about his experience with purchasing flavored tobacco products and his group's message to other teens to stay wary.
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Some Switzerland residents can now legally buy recreational cannabis in pharmacies
A new pilot aims to assess the health effects of regulating cannabis supply in the Swiss city of Basel - and soon in Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne.
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B.C. 1st province to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
The British Columbia government is decriminalizing carrying a small amount of certain illicit drugs in an effort to reduce the staggering number of overdose deaths. But advocates, drug users and researchers say it might not be enough to...
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Toxic drug deaths remain high in B.C. as decriminalization begins
New data confirms deaths from toxic drugs remained high in British Columbia last year, with the number of deaths only slightly lower than the 2021 record. Most of the victims were middle-aged men who overdosed inside private homes,...
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Why can't America solve its homelessness crisis?
A lack of affordable housing in the United States is worsening a homelessness crisis.
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First Nation in Sask. sets up safe-house trailers to address violence, drug crisis
A drug treatment program in Onion Lake Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan partners with elders who bring a cultural aspect to treatment.