Health’Unexplained losses’ of opioids on the rise in Canadian hospitalsMorphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, codeine, and fentanyl all seem to disappear without a known cause from Canadian hospitals
SocietyOpioid crisis: Trump declared it an emergency, why won’t Trudeau?Opinion: By declaring a national public welfare emergency, Ottawa could unlock critical funds to respond to Canada’s opioid crisis
CanadaCanada’s first safe injection site struggles with the rise of fentanylIn Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, at Ground Zero of the opioid crisis, once-controversial Insite is now just one small part of a tragic landscape
CanadaThese are the provinces where the opioid crisis is most severeCanadians came together to mark International Overdose Awareness Day at a time when the opioid crisis is ravaging their communities
SocietyLegal weed: An accidental solution to the opioid crisis?Legalized marijuana offers chance to investigate substitution effects for people who use opioids
CanadaDespite overdose fears, opioid prescriptions rise in OntarioOne in seven people in Ontario filled an opioid prescription last year, but this map shows some parts of the province are seeing far higher use than others
SocietyHow fentanyl turned an ER doctor into an addictDr. Darryl Gebien had a young family and a rewarding career. A fentanyl addiction left him broke, near death and destined for prison.
WorldBarack Obama’s doomed new war against drugsWith the DEA and the CIA often working at cross-purposes, observers say it’s a war that can’t be won
HealthSufferers of chronic pain and the government’s war on OxyContinOur understanding of severe pain is inadequate