LTN: Drugs, Addiction and Community
CATTARAGUS SENECA TERRITORY – This week’s episode begins a big conversation about drugs, addiction and community. Matt Hill and Louis Snyder host the show with John Kane and are joined by Mike Snyder, Paula...
Category: Opioids
Pot could be ‘exit drug’ for people with opioid addictions: study
CTV Vancouver Published Thursday, November 17, Everyone has heard marijuana described as a “gateway drug” to harder substances, but a new study suggests it could actually help people overcome serious addictions. A team from...
Premier Clark’s claim pot laced with fentanyl not true, say police
By Mike Laanela, November 18, 2016 Clark’s office says premier simply repeating info learned from VPD, RCMP, media and other emergency responders It’s a claim that’s been repeated so often — and now all...
Medical experts urge Canada to declare public emergency over opioid crisis
y Kirsty Kirkup, The Canadian Press Nov 18, 2016 7:48 AM Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says root causes of overdose deaths must be examined Members of the medical community and front-line soldiers in Canada’s...
A New, Unexpected Reason to Celebrate Legalizing Pot
By Julia Lurie Mother Jones Nov. 17, 2016 Marijuana’s big win in the election could have some surprising side effects. Although President-elect Donald Trump took the spotlight last Tuesday night, the election was also...
