Tag: Opioids
$640K earmarked to combat opioid crisis in St. Thomas, Elgin
The money will be dispersed through Health Canada’s Emergency Treatment Fund.
Nesathurai: The lessons of Evan’s harrowing 15-year journey of drug use
Evan Hall has turned his life around after becoming addicted to opioids at the age of 16. But it hasn’t been easy
Past health board member supports selecting members based on competency
Board difficulties became pronounced during controversy over medical officer of health’s pay, former board member Chris Peabody says.
London pair face several charges after OPP traffic stop, home search
Officers pulled over a vehicle on Sunset Road in Central Elgin just before 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Drug dealer gets house arrest for ex-girlfriend’s fatal overdose
Despite years of experience with illegal drugs, Joshua Biernacki didn’t believe he or his former girlfriend would ever be seriously harmed by them. He told the author of a pre-sentence report that he and Deborah Beer “never thought about the serious consequences … (and) never thought that this could happen to us.” But tragically it […]