Trump’s lurking assault on Canada rests on endless lies and irrational populism
Donald Trump’s relentless threats against Canada are based on a series of lies that he continues to tell.
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Wildfire preparedness and response must include planning for unhoused people and other vulnerable populations
There is an alarming lack of disaster preparedness plans in Canada that consider the unique risks and needs of unhoused people during wildfires.
Your child has been prescribed opioids: 7 ways to use them more safely
No parent wants to see their child suffer and untreated pain can have health consequences. But parents may have concerns about use of opioids for their child’s acute pain. Here are tips for safer use.
The Trump administration wants to use the military against drug traffickers. History suggests this may backfire
In the US, political consensus portrays the fentanyl crisis as a border problem but military action is unlikely to solve the issue.
The coronavirus doesn’t exist in isolation — it feeds on other diseases, crises
When two or more epidemics co-exist and compound one another to worsen health, they are said to be syndemic. COVID-19 is feeding on other crises and diseases.
International drug policy: at a crossroads or a dead‑end?
Drug seizures are on the rise, but so too are production, consumption, trafficking and violence. The current drug control regime is showing its limits, yet the changes needed require consensus.
Drug prohibition is fuelling the overdose crisis: Regulating drugs is the way out
Regulating drugs may seem radical, but taking the production and sale of currently illegal drugs away from organized crime and drug cartels is the most promising way to keep our communities safe.
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
As the government’s oldest consumer protection agency, the FDA has long butted up against drugmakers, activists and politicians. But undermining its work could be harmful to patient health and safety.
Ontario is closing its supervised consumption sites, calling them a failure. So what counts as ‘success?’
Supervised consumption sites have real shortcomings. But the government’s case for closing them relies on a narrow definition of success and abandons the people the sites were designed to reach.
Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of supervised injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
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