Canada

Education will not prevent overdoses; we need to make it safer for people who make a mistake My son, Archie MacIsaac-Vacon, wanted to be an anesthesiologist when he was a kid.  He set about learning all about opiates and, at 12, Archie could draw representations of fentanyl, carfentanil and other ...

Source: Free heroin? Unusual clinic offers ‘chance at being human again’|CBC NewsOriginally published June 9th 2019 Low-dose drug program provides an alternative to potentially deadly street narcotics When I first met Kieran Collins in Vancouver three years ago, he had a $100-a-day street heroin habit that he fed any way ...

Source: De l’héroïne mauve contenant du fentanyl circule à Montréal|ICI Grand Montréal La Presse canadienne La crise des surdoses ne s’estompe pas au pays, et une nouvelle substance extrêmement dangereuse vient de faire son entrée sur le territoire de la métropole, selon le Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM). L’héroïne ...

Source: Opioïdes : la Première Nation de Fort Albany en état d’urgence |ICI Nord de l’Ontario Radio-Canada La Première Nation de Fort Albany, dans le Nord de l’Ontario, est en état d’urgence depuis le 28 mai en raison de la crise des opioïdes. La Première Nation de Fort Albany indique qu’une ...

Source: How drug decriminalization could help stem an epidemic of drug overdoses|The Globe & Mail Three years ago this month, British Columbia responded to the opioid crisis by declaring a public health emergency. The province took steps such as expanding supervised drug-consumption sites and distributing naloxone, an overdose-reversal medication. Estimates ...