People’s “Purposeful, Rational” Reasons for Mixing Meth and Opioids

People mixing stimulants and opioids is not a new phenomenon. Mixing heroin and cocaine, a “speedball,” was fairly common practice in the 1990s, for instance. More recently, mixing fentanyl and…

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Daphne Bramham: Alcohol, not opioids, is Canada’s biggest drug problem

With so much focus on illicit drugs and overdose deaths, it might seem that opioids are the biggest addictions problem. Far from it. Alcohol kills many more people each year…

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‘Safe Supply’ of Rx Opioids Saved Lives in British Columbia

Prescribing opioids and other medications to people with substance use disorders significantly reduces their risk of dying, according to a large new study in British Columbia. The findings add weight…

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‘Benzo-dope’ may be replacing fentanyl: Dangerous substance turning up in unregulated opioids

Canada has seen a drastic shift in the unregulated drug supply with the emergence of benzodiazepine-adulterated opioids (also known as “benzo-dope”). Benzodiazepines have been detected in as many as 60…

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Physicians to try six-month implant treatment to treat addiction to opioids

VANCOUVER — Canadians addicted to opioids may be eligible for an implant that provides an ongoing low dose of medication for six months, with the potential for treatment for up…

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Through their eyes: Listening to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth about their experiences with opioids

A Q & A with BCCSU research assistant Trevor Goodyear Youth have unique experiences with opioids and the myriad systems of care. That’s especially true for those who identify as…

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Drug users, advocates fear federal election may sideline safer opioids policy

…safer supply of opioids a priority, even as the country’s chief public health officer has promised to review such a plan. Leslie McBain of Moms Stop the Harm said the…

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‘This program’s really saved us’: As Canada offers safer opioids to curb overdoses, will U.S. follow?

…pharmaceutical-grade opioids they can use to feel the euphoric hit provided by drugs or at least ward off withdrawal, instead of having to rely on street drugs. The program, called…

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Opioids: A national crisis needs a federal response

…and Democrats in recent years. On March 15, the U.S. Center for Disease Control released a national Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Then, on March 18, the U.S….

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Purdue Pharma to stop marketing opioids to U.S. physicians, but policy not extended to Canada

…marketing opioids to U.S. physicians. However, the new policy does not extend into Canada. Purdue Pharma L.P. announced the change in a statement issued on the weekend. “We have restructured…

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