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18.12.2020 / 21:47

Alberta government to provide updated opioid numbers

COVID-19 pandemic having ‘stark effects’ on opioid-related deaths in Alberta Their 2:30 p.m. news conference will be streamed live in this article post.

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How Street Fever fought through addiction and trauma to become a rave soldier

As Standing Rock Sioux writer and theologian Vine Deloria Jr. once said, “Religion is for people who're afraid of going to Hell.

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Priscilla Presley’s son, Navarone Garcia, spent $3K a month on fentanyl before mom saved him: ‘Unbearable’

told the Sun that he first tried heroin at 17 — and by 29 was addicted to fentanyl, which is 50 times stronger.“I don’t know how this happened but all the heroin in the United States started to contain fentanyl. So I didn’t even realize I was doing fentanyl,” said the rocker, whose half-sister, Lisa Marie Presley, died a year ago after a long battle with substance abuse.“So suddenly I was addicted to fentanyl.”Unlike heroin, where users go hours between hits, “with fentanyl you have to do it every 45 minutes or else you start to get sick,” said Garcia.“So it got to a point where it was very expensive.“I was spending $3,000 a month on fentanyl.

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Nick Carter’s bereaved mom gave eulogy as Bobbie Jean was laid to rest

revealed to TMZ that Jean, who passed away last month at the age of 41, was buried “somewhere in the Tampa area” and that the funeral was only attended by close friends and family members. While there is no confirmation that Bobbie Jean’s older brother Nick Carter, 43, was in attendance, it was confirmed that Jean’s mother, Jane Carter, gave the eulogy.

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‘We have multi-generational traumas’: Gwa’dzi Managed Alcohol Program breaking ground in Port Hardy

COVID-19 hit, according to the Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw Health & Family Services Department, and walking into town each day to access the liquor store became a challenge for members battling alcoholism.Local physician Dr.

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Coronavirus: City of Lethbridge working with partners to address rise in illegal encampments

Lethbridge increases shelter space for homeless population to prevent spread of COVID-19 The city says encampments do lessen in the winter, however, the cold season presents its own unique challenges as an increase of break-ins into vacant buildings tends to occur.One city official says completed renovations at Lethbridge’s stabilization centre and shelter — Alpha House — is expected to help.“We just finished renovating the shelter, so one of the issues in wave one of COVID(-19) is the building was under renovation — so since then, the renovation has been complete,” said Martin Thompson, community and social development manager for the City of Lethbridge.Thompson added that since people who to resort to “rough sleeping” are facing

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Calgary addiction recovery centre links COVID-19 to spike in waiting list: ‘Nobody is immune’

Coronavirus: Calgary mental health services want you to reach out, be self-compassionate Zak Mohamed couldn’t recognize himself when he started his four-month stay at the Fresh Start Recovery Centre last year. The methamphetamine use had taken over his life.“I was lost.

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How harm reduction measures are changing under COVID-19 pandemic

This is the final instalment of a special two-part series looking at how Canada’s opioid crisis has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. You can read Part 1 here.

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Calgary announces pilot projects enhancing access to addiction and mental health services

The City of Calgary announced Friday an investment of more than $700,000 for 15 pilot projects relating to accessing mental health and addiction services.

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Ronnie Wood offers online readings to help shut-in recovering addicts

Rocker Ronnie Wood is staging online classes for his fellow recovering addicts struggling with the coronavirus lock-in.

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Patients worry after coronavirus prompts closure of ‘life-saving’ addiction program

Liam was discharged from the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre’s substance use and concurrent disorders program on March 26.

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‘Right move’ to keep NSLC open during coronavirus outbreak: social worker

While many businesses across the province have been forced to shut their doors amid the new coronavirus outbreak, Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation locations remain open — the right move, according to a local social worker.

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Saskatchewan addictions support holds online meetings due to coronavirus

A member of the Central Saskatchewan Area of Narcotics Anonymous said the organization is now holding online meetings to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Coronavirus and addiction: For people in recovery, self-isolation can be harmful

For someone struggling with addiction, fellowship is a big part of the recovery process. Unfortunately, since the coronavirus outbreak began and social distancing became the norm, this process has become more challenging.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0