New coasters produced by Laval-based Alco Prevention Canada, a business that specializes in drug testing products, which had partnered with a Florida-based company, can detect the presence of date-rape drugs in drinks. These coasters were designed to test for traces...

In recent months, a group of First Nations mental health and addiction treatment advocates from across Saskatchewan have urged the province to take more measures to manage the ongoing opioid crisis in the province. “We are losing them fast and we are quite concerned,”...

In a recent article published in Policy Options – Institute for Research on Public Policy, the authors Laura Kennedy and Noel Guscott discussed the need for Canada to establish a federal alcohol act. The authors of the article propose that since alcohol misuse...

In December of 2021, fentanyl testing strips that had previously only been obtainable in Regina and Saskatoon have become widely available throughout Saskatchewan. According to Jason Mercredi, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon, the...

Alcohol consumption has increased in Canada since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with isolation and stress resulting in a spike in drinking alcoholic beverages. In fact, a survey conducted by Statistics Canada in January 2021 showed that nearly one-quarter of...

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has offered exemptions from certain regulations to Canadian carriers providing direct relief to the British Columbia flooding emergency while they transit through the U.S. The recent flooding has resulted in...

Child abuse and neglect are major public health concerns around the world today. When a child is exposed to illegal substance abuse, they often face other coexisting obstacles to normal life – neglect, abuse, violence, and other vulnerabilities. Frequently, child...

In recent months, Toronto has been preparing to request the federal government to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs for personal use in the city in order to reduce the incidence of drug-related deaths. Following a public consultation on this subject, which...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in rates of opioid-related harms across North America, particularly involving fatal overdoses, which have also disproportionately impacted marginalized and racialized populations....