{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ecf454d4cef78b2b23d038/69b8277ecad04b6222c7cc01?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 34: The Opioid Crisis in Canada","description":"<ul><li>Bains, C. (2024). More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds. CBC. <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-young-people-1.7174098\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-young-people-1.7174098</a></li><li>Boynton, S. (2025). New Purdue opioid crisis settlement builds ‘momentum’ for Canada: B.C. AG. Global News. <a href=\"https://globalnews.ca/news/11247593/opioid-crisis-lawsuits-purdue-mckinsey-canada-bc-us/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://globalnews.ca/news/11247593/opioid-crisis-lawsuits-purdue-mckinsey-canada-bc-us/</a></li><li>CATIE. (2025). Reported drug toxicity deaths dropped in parts of Canada in 2024 – But what’s behind the numbers? <a href=\"https://www.catie.ca/prevention-in-focus/reported-drug-toxicity-deaths-dropped-in-parts-of-canada-in-2024-but-whats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.catie.ca/prevention-in-focus/reported-drug-toxicity-deaths-dropped-in-parts-of-canada-in-2024-but-whats</a></li><li>CBC News. (2025). Edmonton region hits all-time monthly peak in opioid-related deaths. <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-drug-poisoning-opioid-1.7575814\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-drug-poisoning-opioid-1.7575814</a></li><li>Freeze, C. &amp; Woo, A. (2026). Opioid deaths are declining. Five factors help explain why. The Globe and Mail. <a href=\"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-opioid-deaths-have-declined-sharply-in-canada-these-five-factors-help/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-opioid-deaths-have-declined-sharply-in-canada-these-five-factors-help/</a></li><li>Howlett, K. (2020). Canada’s Opioid Crisis. The Canadian Encyclopedia. <a href=\"https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-opioid-crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-opioid-crisis</a></li><li>Pugliese, K. (2025). Healing works, but First Nation opioid crisis isn’t stopping. APTN. <a href=\"https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/healing-works-but-first-nation-opioid-crisis-isnt-stopping/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/healing-works-but-first-nation-opioid-crisis-isnt-stopping/</a></li><li>Uguen-Csenge, E., Ayres, S., &amp; D’Souza, S. (2025). Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show. CBC. <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/opioid-overdose-crisis-street-drug-government-funding-9.6976562\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/opioid-overdose-crisis-street-drug-government-funding-9.6976562</a></li><li>Van Santvoort, A., Wilson, C., &amp; Xiong, D. (2023). Adding up the billions of government dollars directed at Canada’s opioid crisis. Times Colonist. <a href=\"https://www.timescolonist.com/local-opioid-crisis-news/adding-up-the-billions-of-government-dollars-directed-at-canadas-opioid-crisis-7073142\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.timescolonist.com/local-opioid-crisis-news/adding-up-the-billions-of-government-dollars-directed-at-canadas-opioid-crisis-7073142</a></li><li>Zafar, A. (2025). Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying. CBC. <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-deaths-decline-canada-1.7615255\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-deaths-decline-canada-1.7615255</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Aubrianna Snow"}