Healthcare Triage
A Fentanyl Vaccine Shows Promise
Fentanyl is many times more potent than heroin or morphine, and is responsible for a lot of overdose deaths. Recent news reports have covered a potential fentanyl vaccine - how does that work, and how far are we from human trials?
Professor Dave Explains
Illicit Drugs: How Do They Work?
Drugs of all varieties are very interesting from a biochemical standpoint, as they produce an incredible array of physiological effects. These effects are due to the shape of each molecule, which determines the cellular components they...
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Dark web marketplace AlphaBay falls
A Canadian man founded the now defunct online marketplace for illicit drugs and illegal trade
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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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Did B.C.'s drug decriminalization project fail?
Adrian Dix, British Columbia's minister of health, discusses the province's decision to recriminalize drug use in public spaces like parks, public transit and hospitals.
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Meta Investigated for Role in Drug Sales
The Wall Street Journal reports that Meta is under investigation by federal prosecutors for its alleged role in the sale of illegal drugs. The journal reports that investigators in Virginia have issued subpoenas and spoken to potential...
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Why is dangerous, illegal drug Bromazolam so easy to buy online?
An Ontario family is sounding the alarm about how easy it is to access to a potentially deadly drug online. Bromazolam has been involved in a growing number of overdose deaths across the country.
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Liberals promise to end pandemic, fight climate change and rebuild economy
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos on the Liberal government's vision for a post-pandemic economy, after the Speech from the Throne.
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She lost a daughter to the fentanyl crisis. Are the parties doing enough to address it?
On Saturday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he would empower judges to order drug treatment instead of prison sentences in some cases. Heather Balfour, a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl poisoning, says all parties...
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Regina safe consumption site gets full exemption from Health Canada
Regina's Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre will continue to allow users to consume drugs in a safe environment. It has been operating for three years under a temporary exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The Indigenous-led...
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Nigeria's addiction crisis: Drugs enforcement agency calls for state of emergency
Calls for a state of emergency to be declared in Nigeria, as the drug crisis affects millions of lives.
Bloomberg
FDA Takes on Opioid Crisis With New Pain Drug Guidelines
Aug.31 -- FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb outlines new guidance on pain drug development in the ongoing fight against opioids. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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US to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Navy ships are being moved toward Venezuela as his administration beefs up counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolas Maduro.
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US to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Navy ships are being moved toward Venezuela as his administration beefs up counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolas Maduro.
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WRAP Colombian President meets Bush and Powell
1. Wide shot of US President George W Bush Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
2. Shot of US Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice
3. Bush with press
4. Pan from officials to two-shot of...
Bloomberg
We Can Police Bitcoin: Benjamin Lawsky
Oct. 14 -- Benjamin Lawsky, New York superintendent of financial services, talks with Trish Regan about the future of Bitcoin. He speaks on Street Smart.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Gene Doping in Sports
With the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics just a week away, we'll talk about an emerging potential threat to fair competition -- gene doping. How will advances in genetic manipulation affect athletics, and are athletes and referees...