Tag: drugs
‘Safe supply’ drug patient photo draws social-media fire, and his doctor’s defence
A social media post purporting to show a London safe supply patient selling drugs to teenagers is hardly telling the real story, says the doctor in charge of the program. The post contains unprovable allegations, is missing valuable information and is punishing an ordinary person trying to seek help for addiction, Dr. Dennis DiValentino said. […]
Judge fumes over apologies from violent addicts: ‘Same old song and dance’
A Brantford man who robbed two pharmacies with a handgun faced the wrath of an Ontario Court judge when he appeared in court recently.
Northern Michigan fights drugs with jobs. Can it work statewide? | Bridge Michigan
A new program has such success targeting twin crises: The worker shortage and opioid crisis, challenging old notions about the reliability of in-recovery workers. The state is paying attention….
Grey Bruce Public Health issues opioid alert following fifth fatal drug poisoning this summer
A fifth suspected fatal drug poisoning this summer prompted public health to issue an opioid alert to community partners this week. Grey Bruce Public Health said in a media release the most recent suspected fatal overdose, along with three non-fatal drug poisonings, took place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6. Two of the overdoses, including […]
London man charged after alert tipster spots gun in waistband, calls police
A London man is facing 10 charges, weapons offences among them, after a downtown arrest turned up guns including a sawed-off shotgun and more than $13,000 in illegal drugs.