People working on the front lines of the opioid crisis at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on addiction and recovery.

New data from the B.C. Corners Service suggests those working in the trades industry are among those most susceptible to toxic drug deaths. The data stems from a report that monitored the occupations of those who died from toxic drugs...

The effects of fentanyl range from pleasure to death. This video breaks down exactly what the drug does to your brain.

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.

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.

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...

The majority of opioid overdose deaths in Canada — as much as two-thirds in some provinces — are now caused by smoking drugs, but government red tape is slowing efforts to save lives. The CBC’s Jonathon Gatehouse explores why it's so...

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.

In Thunder Bay, the city's only withdrawal management program has 25 beds. Thousands of people get turned away every year. Community member Brenda Letourneau has opened up her home, free of charge, to accommodate people looking to detox...

Ibogaine is still not approved in Canada, but many are touting its early success in treating addiction. CBC's Karen Pauls investigates the drug's promise, and the moment treatment turned deadly for one Canadian man.

German media has revealed that Riyadh warned Germany three times about a potential attack linked to a man named "Table A," who is now the prime suspect in a deadly car-ramming incident at a Christmas market. The suspect, identified as...

Seven days a week, the L'Anonyme bus offers supplies, drug testing and information around sexual health for people in Montreal looking for a safe space to consume drugs under supervision. Organizers say they hope to act as a support for...

B.C. RCMP say officers have taken down Canada’s ‘largest, most sophisticated drug superlab.’ Police seized drugs and drug materials worth almost half a billion dollars.

The case has centered on the circumstances under which Harry — the Duke of Sussex and the son of King Charles III — entered the United States in 2020. (Scripps News)

On the streets, fentanyl is replacing heroin as the dominant opiate among drug users, but harm reduction programs could help lessen its use.

Recent study of 900,000 drug tests found a surge in non-prescription and illicit drug use while at least 40 states have seen jumps in overdose deaths.

If you drive through states where cannabis is legal, you’ll see more dispensaries are popping up.  

Jury prepares to be sequestered and begin deliberating the murder and manslaughter charges brought against Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.

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The Philippines authorities believe they've smashed an illegal drugs ring operating from China, following the arrest of two men for possession of drugs worth over seven million ...