EDMONTON — Union officials say opioids are spreading to prisons and that’s putting prison guards at risk. Jason Godin, president of the Union of Correctional Services,...
TORONTO – Updated opioid-prescribing guidelines released Monday encourage doctors to avoid giving the powerful narcotics as a first-line treatment to patients with chronic, non-cancer pain and...
VANCOUVER –Health Canada’s proposal to loosen regulations on importing prescription-grade heroin to treat opioid addiction is being hailed as a crucial step to reducing fentanyl-fuelled deaths...
TRENTON, N.J. –A top maker of brand-name and generic narcotic painkillers has agreed to pay the U.S. government $35 million to resolve a probe of its...
WASHINGTON –New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to join a White House effort to combat opioid abuse. A White House official said Monday that the...
OTTAWA –Health Canada has authorized three supervised injection sites in Montreal as the federal government looks to address the opioid crisis. One site will be located...
OTTAWA –The Liberals and NDP are working together to expedite the passage of a bill designed to help combat the country’s opioid crisis, including measures to...