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Edinburgh Live's investigation into 'killer drugs' to be raised at Holyrood
28 Jan 2026 13:18 GMT
… repeat doses of life-saving naloxone may be needed, I urge … hugely stepped up distribution of naloxone with an estimated 8 in … people safer immediately, to start drugs treatment on the day people are …
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Detroit’s New Prescription: How AI and Big Data are Rewriting the Rules of Urban Medicine
28 Jan 2026 13:13 GMT
… According to the American Medical Association, this partnership … neighborhoods with low childhood vaccination rates, allowing for … for overdoses and deploying naloxone and other resources accordingly … future—from nurses and doctors to administrators and …
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New drugs detected in 'changing' Glasgow market amid high deaths toll
28 Jan 2026 09:35 GMT
… and emerging substances across several drug groups.”
The researchers listed … dangerously low levels. Overdose reversal medication do not reverse the effects … also 922 Scottish Ambulance Service naloxone administration incidents, a weekly average …
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A rare B.C.-wide alert has been issued over toxic drugs
28 Jan 2026 03:09 GMT
… on Monday that unregulated drugs contaminated with medetomidine are the … for that increase in drug poisonings, according to health … always mixed with opioids, naloxone is less effective, though … and other depressants mean drug-poisoning calls often take …
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Drug alert issued for Vernon area for counterfeit xanax tablets
28 Jan 2026 02:18 GMT
… Vernon region for bogus xanax pills.
The xanax tablet, … does not respond to naloxone, although naloxone should be administered if … on the weekends at the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy.
Province-wide … medetomidine have increased in drug checking samples and law …
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Overdose deaths decrease in York County amid naloxone push
28 Jan 2026 01:03 GMT
… more widespread use of naloxone, a drug that reverses the … overdose reversals linked to naloxone distributed through the state, … zip codes have access to drug treatment, prevention and recovery.
Want … to expand access to naloxone and drug checking tools to …
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Strong veterinary tranquilizer detected in Vernon drugs
28 Jan 2026 01:03 GMT
… Interior Health has issued a drug alert for Vernon and … does not respond to naloxone, although naloxone should still be administered … it tested before using. Drug checking is available in Vernon … on the weekends at the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy.
Xanax/ …
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Toxic drug poisoning alert issued for entire province
28 Jan 2026 00:19 GMT
… increase in overdose events.
“Drug poisoning events have been increasing … in the unregulated, illicit drug supply. “Opioids like fentanyl are … , increasing the risk of drug poisoning,” said the BCCDC. … naloxone and know how to use it.
Sign up for drug …
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Interior Health re-issues alert because of increase in drug poisonings (Trail)
28 Jan 2026 00:01 GMT
… what is in your drugs,” IH noted.
Drug checking services found at … Health
Virtual addiction medicine clinic
The virtual addiction medicine (VAM) clinic … range of opioid agonist treatment (OAT), including buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone), methadone and …
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Drug alert: Medetomidine linked to increasing overdose cases in B.C.
27 Jan 2026 19:35 GMT
… use in Canada in veterinary medicine and is “200 times stronger … and how to get your drugs checked.
“Naloxone doesn’t work on … medetomidine, but still give naloxone for an opioid overdose – … substances and increases in toxic drug poisonings in their region, …