Addiction News Daily is CCSA’s news service; a compilation of stories pulled from various sources and focusing on topics concerning alcohol, drugs and their related harms (including alcohol and drug prevention, treatment, recovery and addiction, and substance abuse policy and political dialogue). The stories are chosen for their potential interest to Canadians and are of national significance. The opinions expressed in Addiction News Daily stories are not necessarily those of CCSA.
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February 3, 2022| Virgin Radio
'The system failed him': Inquest called into overdose death of man who was turned away from detox facilities
February 2, 2022| CTV News
With help from her doctor, Timmins mother confronts addiction and keeps her baby
January 26, 2022| Goldstream News Gazette
Island family still fighting for changes, 5 years after son’s fentanyl poisoning death
January 26, 2022| Whitehorse Star
Mom refuses to passively accept daughter’s death
January 26, 2022| Orillia Matters
Project honours 'precious' local lives lost to addiction, mental illness
January 25, 2022| Unity Health Toronto
“They treat you with such disdain:” Experiences of overdose among people who inject drugs
January 16, 2022| CBC News
'I want them to live on': Yukon residents remember loved ones lost to opioids, drug overdose
January 11, 2022| The Globe and Mail
After losing her son to opioids, this Alberta mom is on a mission to change how the crisis is handled
January 10, 2022| Muskoka Region News
Former Muskoka resident opens up about his struggle with opioids beginning as a teen in Huntsville
December 18, 2021| CBC News
Yukon father opens up about losing daughter to opioid overdose
December 14, 2021| CBC News
'He needed help'
December 11, 2021| CBC News
Alberta man says 'drug treatment court' pulled him out of life of addiction and crime
December 10, 2021| Rock 101
'Absolutely devastating': Recovering user reflects on B.C.'s worst year of the opioid crisis
December 9, 2021| The Tyee
Benzos in Illicit Drugs Are a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ for Sex Workers
December 6, 2021| APTN News