The launch of Alberta’s Centre of Recovery Excellence comes as Ontario and Saskatchewan also shift to recovery-oriented models
Tag: drugs
Posted inCommunity
Drug diversion spurs security overhaul in Ottawa crime ‘hot spot’
It has taken community-wide efforts for this Ottawa neighbourhood to address the knock-on effects of Ottawa’s safe supply program
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Thousands of cannabis criminals to have slates wiped clean
Ottawa has until November to ensure criminal records relating to simple cannabis possession charges do not show up in criminal databases
Posted inCommentary
Having relaxed its drug laws, BC may be unable to tighten them
A court injunction that blocks BC from prohibiting hard drug use in most public spaces could have vast and counterproductive implications for drug policy
Posted inCommunity
Toronto’s two homeless populations — and the frictions between them
Toronto’s chronically unhoused are competing for scarce resources with thousands of African asylum seekers, who aren’t prepared for the cold
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Pharmacare is on the horizon. But is it needed?
The Liberals are expected to introduce a pharmacare bill this year. Experts differ on whether pharmacare tackles the ‘right’ problem
Posted inWorld
Top US senator accuses Chinese firms of ‘fuelling’ fentanyl crisis
“[Chinese companies] are fuelling the fentanyl crisis that is poisoning communities,” said US Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer
Posted inFamily
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
Vaccine approval enables pregnant women to protect infants from potentially life-threatening Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Posted inConsumer
New study strengthens cannabis, schizophrenia link
Major study bolsters the link between schizophrenia and cannabis use, especially among young men. Yet, most users are ignorant of the risks
Posted inProfessional
BC paramedics strained by overdose crisis
BC’s drug crisis is placing ‘stress, demand, pressure’ on paramedics, who see increasingly complex calls as drugs become more toxic