Relapse: Facing Canada's Opioid Crisis
Cocaine Is Detected in Almost Half of BC Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Fentanyl related deaths have increased 222 percent in 2016.
Despite Mounting Death Toll, Alberta Still Won’t Declare a Public Health Emergency over Fentanyl
One prominent Alberta addictions doc calls the province's reasoning "nonsense."
It’s Never Been Less Safe to Try Out Drugs
Experimenting with recreational drugs is increasingly dangerous in Canada. Here's what you need to know in 2016.
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.
Everything You Should Know About Carfentanil, the Drug Even Deadlier Than Fentanyl
It's allegedly been used as a chemical weapon and is an elephant tranquilizer—now, it's being spiked into heroin.
How Ontario’s Opioid Overdose Strategy Is Failing Drug Users
A VICE Canada investigation has revealed that Ontario's pledge to put a life-saving antidote for opioid overdoses into pharmacies is off to a troubling start.
What It’s Like to Be Revived from an Opioid Overdose
'If I was alone, like I often was when I was using, there would have been no way I could have helped myself.'
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.
How I Got My Life Back After Being Addicted to Fentanyl
One of the characters in VICE's new documentary 'DOPESICK' talks about the realities of getting sober and how losing a friend to the drug inspired her to try and get help for others.
Why Are Dealers Cutting Fentanyl into Recreational Drugs?
Everything from cocaine to heroin is being cut with the opioid.
Drug Users in Canada Are Being Trained as First Responders to Fentanyl Overdoses
As the crisis fuels a record number of emergency calls for Vancouver's official first responders, users are stepping in to save lives.