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Opioids are medications that are usually prescribed to treat pain. When taken properly, prescription opioids can help patients experiencing pain …

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Keywords: opioids talking to healthcare-provider prescription opioids medications treat pain productive lives risks potentially dangerous side-effects

Between illegal substances and prescription medications it may be hard to know where to start talking about drugs. But drugs …

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Health Canada publishes a table of all correspondence and meetings with stakeholders on the Meetings and Correspondence on Marketing and …

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Keywords: transparency stakeholder communications marketing-and-advertising of opioids-initiatives intent to inform inform policies-guidance-regulations development

This brief report summarizes national data (excluding Quebec) for these three categories of hospitalizations for opioid-related harms, between April 1, …

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Input and advice regarding the evidence on the extent, impact, and value of the pharmaceutical industry's marketing and advertising of …

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Keywords: summary of responses notice of intent marketing-and-advertising of opioids

It’s important to know the facts about fentanyl and carfentanil exposure and how to minimize any potential risks.

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Health Canada has answered questions about access to controlled substances at the federal, provincial and territorial government levels. The answers …

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"Bath salts" is the street name for a family of drugs. The short- and long-term effects of “bath salts” are …

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Benzodiazepines are a class of substances often used as sedatives and tranquilizers. Although they are some of the most commonly …

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Keywords: Benzodiazepines class of substances sedatives and tranquilizers prescribed medications risk of overdose substance use disorder

Illegal drugs and problematic drug or substance use are not new in Canada. However, the opioid crisis has brought to …

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Keywords: opioid Canada’s opioid crisis fact sheet illegal drugs problematic drug substance use