November 25, 2020
The opioid crisis in Canada has resulted in many thousands of deaths over the past decade. Personally, this crisis has affected me from the people I’ve known who have fallen into this dark well of addiction. We all know people in all of our communities across Canada that have either been severely damaged or killed by the use of opioids.
Most of the time these drugs are linked mainly to fentanyl but they have an interesting and tragic history. In December 2016, Grant Robertson and Karen Howlett of the Globe and Mail published a long and detailed article on the history and background of the origins of oxycontin, an opioid medication that went on to cause so much destruction. If you have ever wondered about the origins and effects of this drug, this article is definitely required reading.
Read More: http://www.netnewsledger.com/2020/11/25/under-the-northern-sky-opioids-are-killing-our-loved-ones/