New guide on opioid use disorder integrates Western science and Indigenous knowledge
As the opioid crisis intensifies in northwestern Ontario, the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) is training community members ...
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Lung cancer diagnosis delays Lebanese opioid dealer’s deportation from Canada
A Federal Court judge has delayed the deportation of Lebanese immigrant Mohamad Kassar, originally ordered in December 2019 after a ...
Controversy Over 20-Year-Old Study on Opioid Poisoning in Infants
A controversial 2006 Canadian medical paper linking a baby's death to codeine in breastmilk is under renewed scrutiny after The ...
Cincinnati Sees Decline in Synthetic Opioid Deaths After Ten Years
A decade ago, Cincinnati became a frontline in America's opioid crisis, particularly marked by the introduction of carfentanil, a potent ...
Health Canada did not follow expert advice on opioid access
TJ Felix, a 36-year-old artist and musician, shares their struggles with addiction in Vancouver, where they use a lethal combination ...
Opioid safety issues identified at Counties Manukau hospital
A woman who suffered a hypoxic brain injury due to an opioid overdose during her hospital stay is reported to ...
With the highest opioid death rate in Ontario, Thunder Bay remembers those lost to overdoses
In Thunder Bay, Ont., which has the highest opioid-related death rate in the province, residents are observing International Overdose Awareness ...
B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against McKinsey & Company, alleging the consultancy advised opioid manufacturers and ...
Weight-loss drugs may reduce opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, study finds
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, developed by Novo Nordisk, have been shown in a new study to potentially reduce rates of ...
City in Florida providing $1M in opioid settlement money to nonprofits fighting opioid epidemic
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is allocating $1 million from an opioid settlement to nonprofit organizations addressing the opioid ...
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