Opioids
Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis Has Triggered a Rise in Organ Transplants
More organ donors are dying of drug overdoses, according to new stats released this week.
How Fentanyl Is Making Canadian Homeless Camps More Visible and Deadly
It’s been a cold, dark winter in British Columbia.
How Weed Is Helping Opioid Users Beat Addiction
A growing body of experts and patients say cannabis should be prescribed before painkillers.
How Much of a Disaster Will Trump's Drug Policies Be?
The trend of slow but real progress away from absolute criminalisation of drugs in America is in serious trouble.
What It’s Like Saving Lives on the Front Lines of an Opioid Crisis
"It's been chaos and constant putting out fires, not only in our building of 90 residents, but on the streets, in the alleys."
What Happens When Drugs Become Too Powerful for Overdose Kits?
Naloxone kits are failing more and more often because drugs like fentanyl are more potent than they've ever been. Health officials say new approaches are necessary.
The DEA Is About to Make Life Even More Dangerous for Heroin Users
The feds are set to make Kratom, a popular herbal painkiller used as an alternative to heroin and Oxy, schedule I. This is very bad for America's addicts and others who use opioids.
The Young Drug Users Falling Victim to Fentanyl
VICE presents an immersive and personal feature-length documentary about the fentanyl crisis in Canada told from the perspective of a social network of drug users.
Everything We Know About the Fentanyl Pills That May Have Killed Prince
Bootleg fentanyl from China has flooded the illicit opioid market in both the US and Canada.
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 Parents Talk to Their Kids About Drugs in 2016
The druggy generation raised on DARE and "Just Say No" in the 1980s is trying a new strategy.