Opioid crisis

PEI health officials issue warning about presence of fentanyl in province

Florida accuses Walgreens of feeding opioid crisis as civil trial against pharmacy chain begins

To address opioid crisis, focus on reducing risk of exposure to toxic street drugs

Federal election 2021: Erin O’Toole promises more rehab spaces to combat opioid crisis

Johnson & Johnson to pay New York $230-million to settle opioid case

The Timmins tag team: When opioids and official inaction were killing people, these doctors pushed for life-saving changes

Officials call on incoming Yukon government to take ‘urgent steps’ to combat worsening opioid crisis

People caught with three days worth of illicit drugs won’t face criminal charges under City of Vancouver proposal

Should you drive when taking prescription medication? You could still be impaired behind the wheel

Vancouver funds permanent position to lead overdose response team

The buddy system: How drug users became amateur medics in Canada’s opioid crisis

B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities

Alberta sets record for opioid overdose deaths as province unveils app for prevention

Anxiety drug increasingly found in opioid supply of overdose victims

Messy and clichéd opioid drama Crisis is aptly titled, no matter Armie Hammer’s involvement

Purdue Pharma offers plan to end Sackler control and mounting lawsuits

B.C. reports record 165 suspected overdose deaths in January: coroner

Toronto police lay criminal charges against parents of 14-month-old who died after ingesting illicit drugs

McKinsey’s top executive voted out as consulting firm faces reckoning over opioid crisis

Most Canadians support decriminalizing illegal drugs to combat overdose deaths, survey finds

B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough to address rising overdose deaths

Developer’s $1-million donation to Vancouver police charity raises alarm

Out of the lab, into the marketplace: How one of Canada’s most celebrated scientists, Molly Shoichet, is bringing her key discovery to market

‘An overdose killed my son’: More families writing honest death notices about how their loved ones died

Ottawa to relax penalties for drug offences, encouraged to treat possession as a health issue

As Canada’s overdose deaths soar, the safe-supply debate enters a new and urgent phase

In the face of a different pandemic, Ottawa is again refusing to listen to the science

Portraits of loss: One hundred lives, felled by an overdose crisis

Two families open up about the opioid-related deaths of their children

Either way, Dominic Barton’s plea of ignorance makes Justin Trudeau look bad

Alberta Auditor-General to study opioid crisis response as part of a broad COVID-19 review

‘I surrender. Just please help me’: A son’s moving note to his parents underlines the pain of addiction

McKinsey settles for $573-million over role in opioid crisis