Search results
Supreme Court rejects multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma opioid settlement that shielded Sackler...
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a controversial settlement that would have sent billions of...
Supreme Court Rules Sackler Family Can Still Be Held Liable for Opioid Epidemic
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoThe family behind one of the most addictive substances in the world, peddled to patients by their...
First Nations 'triaging grief' as opioids claim lives at more than 8 times the rate of the rest of...
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoFirst Nations people in Alberta have been dying from opioids at more than eight times the rate of...
Feds reject Toronto's request to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe federal government has rejected a request from Toronto to decriminalize the possession of small...
Ontario warns Toronto to drop drug decriminalization request
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe Ontario government says it is "100 per cent opposed" to Toronto Public Health's bid to have...
Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers
CBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe debate in Parliament about British Columbia's experience with drug decriminalization was already...
Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoResearch increasingly shows that the dangers of alcohol have been downplayed and its benefits...
Why Are Women Dying From Opioid Overdoses At Unprecedented Rates?
Women's Health via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoThe opioid epidemic for women has been steadily snowballing for years. Overdose deaths have been...
Oregon’s Making a Terrible Mistake in Rebooting the Drug War
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoPatrick T. Fallon/Getty ImagesState legislators in Oregon just voted to reinstate the war on drugs....
How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists
CNN via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoHigh school students in Colorado are pushing for a change they say is necessary to combat fentanyl...