Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:44:16 +0000
B.C. filed its own proposed class-action lawsuit a year ago against dozens of pharmaceutical companies in a bid to recoup the health-care costs associated with opioid addiction.
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Credit to Author: Sarah Berman| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:48:01 +0000
A new Stats Can study looked at five major Canadian cities to tell us how much cannabis, cocaine, meth and opioids we’ve used post-legalization.
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Credit to Author: Maia Szalavitz| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:27:02 +0000
Experts are concerned we’ll see a rise in brain damage among people who survive multiple ODs in the age of fentanyl.
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Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:36:51 +0000
Cocaine energy drinks, licensed psychedelics guides, and fair trade heroin could all be part of a safer legal regime.
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Credit to Author: Maia Szalavitz| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:33:22 +0000
Deliberately mixing the powerful and deadly drug with stimulants like coke and meth is one (dangerous) way users are adjusting to a new market.
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Credit to Author: Alex Norcia| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:11:12 +0000
The Sackler family behind OxyContin are accused of brazenly jumpstarting the deadly opioid crisis. In the era of endless scams, elite philanthropy like theirs is hitting roadblocks.
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Credit to Author: Alex Miniato| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:58:20 +0000
As a first responder, I’ve been asked this question countless times. Trust me, you don’t want to know.
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Credit to Author: Max Daly| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:03:13 +0000
Authorities have spoken out about the threat of fentanyl in recreational drugs, but there’s reason to believe their claims are overblown.
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Credit to Author: Allie Conti| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:50:47 +0000
According to a recent report, the price of a “basket” of drugs went up about 40 percent. We asked an expert what was going on.
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Credit to Author: Rachel Browne| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:48:05 +0000
A Calgary man faces at least 10 years in prison for shipping fentanyl and other drugs across the border disguised as kids’ toys and Pez-like candy.
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