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Feds won’t require potent opioids to be tamper-resistantHealth Canada doesn't think requiring potent painkillers to be tamper-resistant will have a significant effect on their misuse and abuse in Canada.CanadaApr 4, 2016
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5 charged with drug trafficking in 2 separate Saskatoon bustsSaskatoon police seize meth, crack cocaine, Hydromorph-Contin, charge five people in two separate drug busts.CrimeDec 21, 2015
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‘I don’t want to live this life forever’: Your stories on opioid addictionReaders share their stories of struggling with opioid use, abuse and addiction.CanadaAug 12, 2015
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Reality Check: What’s the evidence behind Harper’s anti-drug strategy?The "data's mixed" on supervised injection sites, Stephen Harper says. What does the evidence say works -- and doesn't work -- when it comes to battling drug abuse and addiction?CanadaAug 11, 2015
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Opioids kill hundreds of Canadians a year. Why are doctors still prescribing so many?Prescription opioids kill hundreds of Canadians a year. Why are doctors still prescribing so many?CanadaAug 10, 2015
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Opposition calls for action on Ontario opioid deathsOntario needs to rethink the way it treats addiction and pain if it wants to tackle a worsening prescription opioid health crisis, critics say.CanadaNov 13, 2014
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UPDATED: Opioids killing more Ontarians than ever, coroner’s numbers showPreliminary 2013 data from Ontario's coroner indicates these powerful drugs are killing more people each year - and the usual suspects are being replaced by drugs that are just as addictive and even more potent.CanadaNov 9, 2014
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Health Canada looking for ways to make opioid prescriptions saferIn a call for proposals published Friday, the federal government said it’s looking for suggestions on how to make prescribing safer, including better training and education for the health professionals giving out these powerful painkillers.CanadaJul 25, 2014
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How pilfered Canadian pills are fuelling a U.S. health crisisCanada's becoming a source of potent, easily abused painkillers being smuggled into the U.S. And the country's lax rules and lack of data worry American authorities.CanadaJul 14, 2014
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