Overdose

Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues “unabated,” nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health…

British Columbia’s pilot project to decriminalize possession of small quantities of some drugs either doesn’t go far enough, or is a potentially dangerous misstep, depending on who you ask. The province is set to embark on a…

Last Updated: January 28, 2023, 16:34 ISTIf one overdoes it and takes more pills than is advised, the effects could be severe and occasionally permanent. (Image: Shutterstock)Read about vitamin toxicity to see how your body could suffer…

A powerful animal tranquillizer that has been infiltrating street drugs in the United States has been increasingly showing up in Canada’s illicit opioid supply — a phenomenon that has experts “deeply concerned.” Xylazine, a sedative…

Advocates say they're getting frustrated with the Ontario government's response to the overdose crisis in the Thunder Bay district.The district had the highest number of overdose deaths per capita in Ontario in 2021. While 2022 statistics…

A rise in the circulation of highly potent fentanyl that is increasingly being mixed with other drugs is making Canada’s street drug supply so toxic and unpredictable, tools to prevent overdoses such as naloxone are not always fully…

As the possession of small amounts of hard drugs is set to be decriminalized in B.C. at the end of the month, one man says he wants to take safe supply to another level.A three-year pilot project approved by Health Canada will decriminalize…

An evolving mix of opioid cocktails and changing consumption habits mean governments must now respond more aggressively to the overdose crisis, experts say.More than 32,000 Canadians have died of toxic drug overdoses since 2016, according…

A former B.C. drug user turned harm reduction and recovery advocate, and an Alberta addiction physician are proposing governments pay some people to enter treatment. Guy Felicella and Dr. Monty Ghosh said the idea of “incentivized…

Drug overdose deaths among adolescents surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, driven overwhelmingly by illicit fentanyl, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Monthly drug overdose deaths nearly tripled…