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Seattle plans to open safe spaces for addicts to use heroin — and that's smart
A local heroin task force suggested that the city try what’s worked in several places outside the US: Spaces for addicts to safely get high without fear of law enforcement.
Fentanyl-Laced Coke May Have Caused Nine Overdoses in 20 Minutes in BC Last Night
Police in the BC town Delta say emergency crews were called to four places at the same time. Stay safe, fam.
Most of Vancouver’s Heroin Supply Tainted with Fentanyl, Study Says
The city's safe injection facility found 86 percent of the drugs it tested this summer contained fentanyl.
America's new deadliest drug is fentanyl
The powerful synthetic opioid and its chemical cousins — including an elephant tranquilizer — have been linked to several mass overdoses this year.
Canada just seized 50 million doses of the elephant tranquilizer that’s killing people
Carfentanil is a synthetic drug typically used to sedate elephants and other large wild animals. The package intercepted at a Vancouver mailing center originated in China and was falsely marked as printer accessories.
In photos: the vigilante Vancouver first-responsers tackling the fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl has killed scores in Canada's poorest neighbourhood. Many have taken matters into their own hands in the fight against overdoses.
Thirty-Six People Overdosed Within 48 Hours in Surrey, BC
Many reported using crack, and traces of fentanyl were found in some of the overdose cases.
Canadian Music Festivals Still Can’t Test Pills for Fentanyl
In BC, where overdose deaths are up 74 percent, several festivals offer free drug testing – but fentanyl testing equipment's not ready yet.
A 'bad batch' of synthetic weed turned part of Brooklyn into 'Zombieland'
At least 33 people in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood were hospitalized after apparently overdosing on synthetic marijuana.
At Least 17 People Reportedly Overdosed on Spice in Brooklyn
Around 9:30 in the morning, at least 17 people in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood became violently ill after smoking the drug, some even passing out in the street.
Canada's Ban on Ultra-Potent Drug W-18 Could Make Things Worse
Canada's health department announced the ban on Wednesday. But experts are questioning the science behind the government's claims that W-18 is 100 times more powerful than the deadly opioid fentanyl.
Family Doctor in Toronto Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl
There's been growing concern in Canada over the illicit use of fentanyl, which has been linked to a surge in the number of overdose deaths across the country.