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February 14, 2024

Parish lends a hand with Belleville’s drug crisis

Belleville, Ont., declared an emergency after 23 overdoses in a single day in early February. The drug crisis has hit small communities across Canada.

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Belleville, Ont., is just a short walk from where a spate of Feb. 6-7 drug overdoses provoked Mayor Neil Ellis to issue a state of emergency for the small town in Eastern Ontario.

Published in Canada
February 7, 2019

Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath

Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath

On a recent Saturday morning visit to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a person mummy-wrapped in a dragonfly blue blanket lay motionless a few feet from the corner of Hastings and Main. 

Published in Register Columnists
June 15, 2017

Schools move to fight opioid overdoses

As opioid deaths strike close to home, some school boards in Canada are preparing themselves by stocking Naloxone kits in schools.

With opioids now killing two people per day in Ontario, some school boards are preparing to equip staff with the overdose antidote Naloxone.

Published in Canada