Tag: drugs
A brother lost to addiction, a new play to memorialize him
When Erik DâHaene died from a drug overdose four years ago at age 54, he left behind hundreds of writings and pieces of art, most of which he produced while living in and out of homelessness over the course of four decades. His work is scribbled on napkins and scraps of paper â materials he […]
Man charged with possessing child porn, resisting arrest
A St. Thomas man is charged with possessing and accessing child pornography following an investigation by London police. London police said they were made aware in June of an ongoing investigation by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre involving a St. Thomas man. Members of the […]
Kearon: Stigma a barrier to effective overdose response
Saturday, Aug. 31 is international overdose awareness day, the world’s largest campaign to end overdose, to remember those who have died, and to acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.
Nesathurai: Start a conversation about substance abuse today
Dorothy Bakker is a remarkable and vivacious woman and an accomplished medical school professor.
Inquest to examine eight deaths at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
The largest inquest into deaths at London’s jail is set to begin in a month or two.