A mum who once used her benefits payments to buy and deal drugs has shared she has officially kicked the drug addiction. Shannon Ashley, 30, first tried heroin at just 13, which resulted into her ...

In May, Alberta passed the "Compassionate Care Act", a new law giving police, family members, and doctors the right to request treatment for addicts if they pose harm to themselves or others. And that ...

Lafferty was re-elected for another four-year term as Tłı̨chǫ grand chief Monday. He beat former Behchokǫ̀ chief Clifford Daniels 962 votes to 689 to lead Wekweeti, Whatı̀, Gamètı̀, and Behchokǫ̀.

A novel strategy for people with opioid use disorder has the potential to transform lives and improve outcomes, and may become standard practice, thanks to a promising new study led by a Vancouver ...

So while Smith’s simplistic solution might seem obvious, it’s not. Like others who seek to politicize this crisis, he leaves out the critical defining detail: the contaminated and unpredictable ...

Jason Miles was standing in a Toronto courtroom admitting to a string of serious crimes. The 43-year-old didn’t contest that he’d smashed the windows of a bike shop and multiple cannabis stores in ...

Unwitting beachgoers described the scene as “something out of a movie”. A motorised dinghy dramatically ran aground on the golden sands of a Cornish beach last September with police in hot pursuit.

Five new needle bins have been installed across a city to help crack down on discarded drug paraphernalia. Peterborough City Council said it worked with organisations including Cambridgeshire Police, ...