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High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.

Surgeons are big prescribers of opioids. But while guidelines are in place for dentists and for doctors who prescribe opioid-based painkillers for long-term pain, there are none for surgeons.

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

Research shows that exercise offers promise – as an alternative to prescription opioids – for relieving chronic pain.

Prescription drugs are policed by industry and Health Canada has never prosecuted a drug company for illegally marketing a drug.

The election results could mean a national pharmacare program will happen, albeit slowly. Canadians can also expect more safe injection sites and money invested in the opioid crisis.

It was once seen as a public menace – now, skateboarding is a global sport that empowers young people to improve their cities.

Veterinary drug medetomidine spreads through illicit opioid supply.

Alcohol is classified by the World Health Organization as a Class 1 carcinogen. Our next federal government must step up with an Alcohol Act and a strategy to reduce harms from this recreational drug.

Decriminalization is an important step in addressing the overdose crisis, but it is crucial that other approaches — like regulation — are also in place.