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Where did millions of missing opioid doses go?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of controlled drugs (mostly opioids) that were supposed to end up on pharmacy shelves are reported missing to Health Canada — and that number is on the rise. Vik Adhopia explains what might be going on.
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When pharmacies stop thefts, illegal drug use increases
Experts say that's what's happened in B.C. and could also happen in Ottawa, as people who have been on opioid painkillers for years and are now being cut off.
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Dad breaks law trying to help addicted daughter
An Ottawa father says he knows he broke the law by locking his 16-year-old daughter inside the house — a desperate attempt to stop her from buying drugs.
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Unsanctioned safe-injection site opens in Toronto
Harm reduction workers in Toronto opened an unregulated pop-up safe-injection site following a spate of deaths in and around the city
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Dad breaks law trying to help addicted daughter
An Ottawa father says he knows he broke the law by locking his 16-year-old daughter inside the house — a desperate attempt to stop her from buying drugs.
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Fentanyl catch-up
Ontario has yet to adopt a real-time method to track fatal overdoses
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B.C. pain summit hears calls for national strategy
Advocates at British Columbia's Provincial Pain Summit say a national pain strategy could balance the needs of those suffering.
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How does fentanyl get into Canada?
China is the main source of fentanyl in Canada. In CBC's Fentanyl Fix series, we look at ideas of how to cut off the supply.
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Canada's chief public health officer addresses opioid crisis
'It's clear that drugs aren't the only solution for pain control,' says Gregory Taylor
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What does fentanyl do to your brain?
The effects of fentanyl range from pleasure to death. This video breaks down exactly what the drug does to your brain.
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Canadians on the front lines of New York's war on opioids | Dispatch
Canadians are on the front lines of New York's war on opioids. CBC's Steven D'Souza reports on the workers trying to open the first supervised injection sites in the U.S.
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CDC urges U.S. doctors to limit opioid prescriptions
Doctors should limit prescribing opioids, commonly used as a strong painkiller, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends.
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First Nation bans drug dealers from the community
A First Nation in northern Alberta is taking steps to ban drug dealers — and anyone associated with them. It’s part of a growing trend of First Nations taking control of community safety, amid an increase of property crime.
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Toronto Public Health blames potent new synthetic opioids for surge in fatal suspected overdoses
Toronto Public Health is warning of new potent drugs, after six fatal suspected overdoses occurred in just three days. CBC Toronto's Dwight Drummond speaks with the lead of Toronto's Drug Checking Service, Karen McDonald.
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B.C. drug seizures spark interprovincial safer supply debate
After the seizure of thousands of prescription drug pills that the RCMP say were diverted from B.C.'s safer supply program, B.C. Premier David Eby has now agreed to an interprovincial meeting with Alberta officials.
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Updated federal regulations will make opioid drug treatments more accessible
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Department of Health and Human Services has updated its regulations on opioid drug treatment.
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Compassion is key to solving toxic drug crisis, B.C.’s retiring chief coroner says
Toxic drugs have killed nearly 14,000 people in British Columbia since 2016, making drug deaths a dominate issue during Lisa Lapointe’s tenure as chief coroner. She talks to The National's Ian Hanomansing about advocating for a ‘safer...
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B.C.'s chief public health officer calls for safer-supply program expansion
B.C.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is calling for the provincial government to expand the availability of prescribed opioids under the safer-supply program. In a report, she says the lives potentially saved by the...
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B.C. should expand safer drug supply program, provincial health officer says
B.C.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is calling for the provincial government to expand the availability of prescribed opioids under the safer-supply program. In a report, she says the lives potentially saved by the...
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Push to better understand the long-term harms of opioid use
Canada's opioid crisis is prompting calls for more research into the long-term harms of opioid abuse in order to better equip the health-care system and help people recover and heal.
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More research needed on health of long-term opioid users, medical experts say
People who have used opioids long-term suffer from an array of complications that require extra medical care. But that same present or even past drug use can limit the types of treatments available. Many doctors say study is needed on...
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Using wastewater to track drug use
Wastewater testing came to public attention as a way to track COVID-19 infections. Now a Calgary lab is using similar technology to monitor drug use — and warn users about dangers lurking in the drug supply.