A group of mothers across the country are sending their pictures of their loved ones who have died from fentanyl overdoses to the prime minister in an attempt to get the federal government to commit more funds to fight the crisis. CBC | Health News
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Drug squad officer dies of fentanyl overdose, leaving police with ‘more questions than answers’
Toronto police issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying a constable with the drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose back in April. CBC | Health News
‘This is why so many people are dying’: Data show dramatic rise in street drugs testing positive for fentanyl
The number of positive tests for fentanyl in samples of street drugs seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada has grown at a rate of more than 2,000 per cent over five years, according to exclusive data obtained by CBC News. CBC | Health News
‘If it hasn’t happened … it’s coming’: Mothers of addicts urge radical approach to fentanyl crisis
If the latest numbers don’t provide enough motivation to address the fentanyl crisis — 989 dead in British Columbia this year alone from illicit drug overdoses — Kathy Wagner hopes her son’s story will. She and three other mothers are proposing a radical solution to the devastating toll fentanyl-laced drugs are having on addicts and […]
Manslaughter charges against alleged fentanyl dealers mount across Canada
Some police forces and prosecutors argue that dealers should be held partly responsible for overdose deaths if they knowingly sold the potent opioid fentanyl to customers. CBC | Health News
Is the fentanyl situation an overdose crisis or a poisoning crisis?
While the word overdose is widely accepted in the medical community, it’s not technically accurate. So are drug users overdosing or are they being poisoned? It could be time to change our language. CBC | Health News
Toronto harm reduction workers hope drug testing strips can help prevent fentanyl overdoses
At the overdose prevention site in Moss Park, harm reduction workers will soon have another tool to help drug users avoid fatal overdoses — test strips able to detect the presence of fentanyl. CBC | Health News
Prison guards in Alberta overdosing on fentanyl during searches ‘a huge problem’
Union says more needs to be done to keep prison staff safe from exposure to powerful opioid. CBC | Health News
This man lost his wife to a fentanyl overdose, now he wants Ontario to track prescription opioid deaths
A Mississauga man whose wife died of more than double the lethal dose of fentanyl says the province doesn’t differentiate between deaths resulting from prescribed drugs and those involving illegal street opioids. CBC | Health News
Fentanyl patch forgeries fooling Ontario’s pharmacists
Fake fentanyl patches have become a lucrative business in Ontario as addicts and dealers find ways to dupe pharmacists into handing over the highly toxic drug. CBC | Health News
