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B.C. First Nations die from toxic drugs at nearly seven times the rate of others
First Nations women are even more severely affected by the toxic drug crisis, dying at nearly 12 times the rate of other ...
Overdose deaths are dropping. Advocates say fentanyl crackdowns could reverse that
Data from the U.S. and Health Canada has shown a drop in overdose deaths and though there isn’t one clear reason, people working in harm reduction say tariff-led fentanyl crackdowns could undermine ...
Large-scale Kelowna fentanyl trafficker granted full parole after serving less than half of sentence
The Kelowna man behind what police described as “one of the most significant” fentanyl/carfentanil exportation enterprises in ...
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If Trump Cares So Much About Fentanyl, Why Is He Cutting Addiction Treatment Funding?
In late March, the White House abruptly canceled more than $11 billion in Covid-era state funding that was aimed toward ...
Stock market cuts gains. Consumers are gloomy, NY Fed says. Tariff uncertainty also weighs
US stocks open up after Trump carves out an exemption from the extra 125% tariffs on Chinese goods. Analysts warn the outlook ...
Why London's supervised drug-use site can't serve clients who smoke illegal drugs
As London police move to crack down on illegal drug use in public spaces, the operator of the city's supervised drug consumption facility is frustrated Ontario rules don't allow them to supervise the ...