Tag: opioid
New clinic opens to help those with opioid addiction
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Nov 29, 2024 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 2 minute read A new recovery clinic for people suffering with an opioid…
Lambton public health moves opioid data online
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Monthly updates about opioid-related emergencies and deaths in Lambton are now available online. Published Jul 19, 2024 • Last updated 22 hours ago •…
The new opioid is killing users in Europe – 300 times stronger than heroin
New synthetic opioids, 1000 times stronger than morphine, 300 times stronger than heroin, have fueled the US opioid crisis. They are called nitazenes. In the US, the opioid crisis has…
HD tears up settlement in high-profile opioid case
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Criticism of the settlement has been great. Archive image. Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP/TT The US Supreme Court is tearing up the settlement that gives the family…
Opioid overdose and death reports prompt Lambton public health advisory
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Author of the article: Tyler Kula Published Feb 03, 2024 • Last updated 14 hours ago • 2 minute read The Lambton Public Health…
US opioid crisis: Supreme Court examines Sackler family’s legal shield
The U.S. Supreme Court faces a dilemma over the opioid crisis: whether to accept a $6 billion settlement to compensate victims’ families, but which would offer immunity to the Sackler…
Woodstock-area health unit highlights opioid crisis through Vital Perspectives series
News Local News New series will share local stories about a variety of public-health issues, including addiction, homelessness and climate change Published Aug 31, 2023 • 2 minute read Southwestern…
Painkiller: the opioid crisis told by Netflix also hits France
News Published on 08/16/2023 at 5:03 p.m. Updated 08/16/2023 at 5:03 p.m. Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Dr. Marc Lévêque (Neurosurgery – Pain) Just days after its launch on…
Lambton public health urges extra caution amid spike in opioid overdoses
Lambton public health officials are urging extra caution amid a recent spike in opioid overdoses. The health unit said it has received reports of 10 suspected opioid overdoses during a…
Lambton public health urges extra caution amid spike in opioid overdoses
Lambton public health officials are urging extra caution amid a recent spike in opioid overdoses. The health unit said Tuesday afternoon it’s received reports of 10 suspected opioid overdoses during…