Drug-related deaths hit record high in N.B.
New Brunswick saw its highest number of apparent overdose-related deaths in 2022, according to a report from the Department ...
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8 years and 14,000 deaths later, B.C.'s drug emergency rages on
Sunday marked eight years to the day since British Columbia declared a public health ... in public health reflect on the thousands of deaths. "Last time I did a count it was somewhere in the ...
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Drug Shortages in America Reach a Record High
Shortages of drugs in the U.S. have risen to an all-time high. Supplies are low for everything from lifesaving injections to diabetes medications, according to data from the University of Utah ...
Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded
An inquest jury looking into the police shooting deaths of a man and the woman he was holding hostage has recommended that ...
A quarter of deaths among young adults in Canada were opioid related in 2021: Study
Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young ...
As toxic drug crisis persists, Youth in ‘care’ are especially vulnerable: ‘It’s just a horrific cycle’
This story deals with trauma from the child “welfare” system, including addiction and loss. Please read with care for your spirit and well-being. During her path to sobriety, Eva Takakenew has done a ...
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Tranq dope: Deadly flesh-eating ‘zombie’ drug already linked to 11 UK deaths
A deadly flesh-eating drug driving a health crisis in the US has infiltrated the UK drugs market and has already been linked to at least 11 deaths ... However British labs are also detecting ...
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Drug Shortages in the U.S. Reach All-Time High, Including Medications for Chemotherapy, ADHD and Severe Allergies
Pharmacists warn that there are 323 drugs in active shortage, a record high Vanessa Etienne is an Emerging Content Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Getty Drug shortages have reached an all-time high in ...
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Drug shortages at highest since 2014: Chemo drugs, Wegovy, ADHD medications affected
Drug shortages have reached a record high in the first three months of 2024. In the first quarter of the year, 323 drugs were running low, surpassing the 2014 high of 320, according to data ...
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US drug shortages hit all-time high, pharmacists warn
Drug shortages in the U.S. are at an all-time high, and some of the medications ... It surpassed the previous record of 320 shortages in 2014, according to the data. WEGOVY, THE WEIGHT-LOSS ...
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NC parents struggling to find ADHD medication as drug shortages reach record high in US
Shortage levels have fluctuated in the decade, but have been steadily trending up since 2021 — reaching a record-high of 323 drugs in the first three months of 2024. “It’s long past time to ...
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Drug shortages reach record high in US
Shortage levels have fluctuated in the decade since, but have been steadily trending up since 2021 — now reaching a record-high of 323 drugs in the first three months of 2024. “It’s long ...