Drugs Archives

Canada records 50,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2016

Canada is now a net exporter of fentanyl, with authorities noting a significant spike in domestic fentanyl production

Cannabis legalization has achieved many of policymakers key goals, survey reveals. But many users remain unaware of cannabis’ key risks

Portugal is fast becoming a European hub for medical cannabis — its warm temperate subtropical climate makes it the ideal place

Men who adhere to traditional masculinity norms are more likely to be lonely, experts say — and at risk of struggling with addiction

The pullback comes shortly after Trump vowed to impose additional tariffs on imports from China over Beijing’s alleged role in the opioid epidemic

A landmark Supreme Court ruling lets Canada’s governments file a single class-action lawsuit for drug crisis health-care costs

The B.C. government instructed an academic to destroy his database after he presented findings on a better way to house substance users

The latest provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a 14.5 per cent predicted reduction in the 12 months

People convicted of simple possession of hard drugs will not have their criminal records show up in the background checks

An Ottawa mother, who lost her daughter to addiction, is frustrated by Recovery Care’s failure to help her opioid-addicted son