Alexandra Keeler, Author at Canadian Affairs

The new drug agency tasked with improving Canada’s medication practices

A recent report calls on the newly-created Canada’s Drug Agency to implement a strategy to improve prescription medication practices

The launch of Alberta’s Centre of Recovery Excellence comes as Ontario and Saskatchewan also shift to recovery-oriented models

Ontario’s decision to close safe consumption sites near schools and daycares comes in the wake of a bystander’s death and class-action lawsuit

After Ottawa’s ByWard Market saw a 500 per cent increase in overdose calls, the city’s paramedic service responded with a new strategy

It has taken community-wide efforts for this Ottawa neighbourhood to address the knock-on effects of Ottawa’s safe supply program

Suboxone is widely prescribed to treat opioid use disorder. Suboxone users are claiming the drug’s producers failed to warn them of the risks

Toronto’s West Queen West neighbourhood is grappling with a surge in crime that has left many business owners feeling abandoned by city authorities

Lawsuit claims government agencies and site’s operator failed to address public safety concerns and keep neighbourhood residents safe

Indigenous addiction treatment programs that value cultural traditions help address some of the underlying drivers of addiction