Apr 8, 2025 | Opioid crisis
According to the results of a new research study, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of fentanyl exposure among U.S. children over the past decade. The study, published in the American Journal of Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, examined over 3,000...
Apr 1, 2025 | Opioid crisis
According to recent analyses of U.S. fentanyl-related overdose data, the deadliest phase of the street fentanyl crisis appears to have ended. Over the last several months, all states have witnessed declines in recorded numbers of overdoses and overdose-linked deaths....
Feb 19, 2025 | Opioid crisis
According to a recent analysis article published by The Conversation and authored by Ian Hamilton, Associate professor at the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York, the global addiction to illicit drugs is a worldwide threat, comparable to challenges...
Feb 6, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Opioid crisis
A recent Supreme Court challenge to the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, R. v. Wilson is challenging the protections offered under the law, which was enacted in 2017 as part of the federal government’s approach to address illicit substance use. Currently, the...
Jan 28, 2025 | Opioid crisis
Earlier in December, the Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre in Regina announced receiving full clearance from Health Canada to operate its supervised consumption site. Receiving the exemption to operate as Regina’s only supervised consumption site permits the centre to...
Jan 2, 2025 | Opioid crisis
A recent article published in Psychology Today and authored by Dr. Mark S. Gold discusses the challenges, both acute and long-term, faced by individuals who have survived an overdose. In addition, the article discusses some addiction treatments that have been...
