Oct 28, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a recent study, adults within the Generation X age group are consuming more alcohol compared to other age groups. The research study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, examined survey data collected from 114,000 U.S....
Oct 20, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Opioid crisis
In September, health authorities in northwestern Ontario have issued multiple drug warnings after over 60 suspected drug poisonings were recorded in the Kenora area within two days, alongside the detection of a substance not previously identified in the region’s...
Sep 15, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
In late August, Whitehorse harm reduction advocates issued alerts over a recent increase in overdoses linked to cychlorphine, a powerful synthetic opioid. In her interview with CBC News, Jill Aalhus, executive director with Blood Ties Four Directions, says the drug...
Sep 10, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new research study, mobile addiction services can be implemented across multiple organizations and communities to provide addiction treatment, harm reduction services and basic healthcare directly to individuals who use drugs, especially...
Aug 28, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a new study, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed antibodies that may help reduce the harmful effects of xylazine, a veterinary sedative increasingly found in illicit fentanyl supplies. As part of the study,...
Aug 5, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, injection drug use-associated eye infections have become significantly more common in recent years, with fentanyl use linked to poorer visual outcomes and...
