Tag: Canada
Availability, legality and safety misconceptions fueled a global opioid crisis
The transition from opioid prescription pills to heroin has been well documented, but recent research shed light on the factors that have led to...
The most effective interventions to prevent adolescent drug abuse
A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health looked at different substance abuse interventions for teenagers and determined which ones were the...
Subpopulations of intravenous drug users in Canada want addiction treatment but...
Certain segments of the Canadian population who inject drugs are unable to receive treatment for their substance use disorder despite being motivated to get...
How Canadian pharmacists are treating opioid addiction
Provinces across Canada are struggling with opioid use. Drug overdose deaths in British Columbia hit an all-time high last month, with 128 deaths in a...
Canada attacks heroin problem with … heroin
Medical grade heroin, or diacetylmorphine, is now legal in Canada, and although the new changes to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have been...
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