Etiket: Overdose
Overdose deaths down in the United States, a first since 2018
(Washington) The number of drug overdose deaths fell in 2023 in the United States for the first time since 2018, but the country still deplores more than 100,000 deaths per…
Decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the United States
The number of deaths from drug overdoses fell in 2023 in the United States, for the first time since 2018, American health authorities announced on Wednesday. Some 107,000 overdose deaths…
Overdose crisis, approach to survival is threatened
The death tolls follow one another every few months, inevitably adding up to thousands each time. Countless victims of an epidemic that we refuse to name as such and who,…
be careful of the risks of paracetamol in the event of an overdose
Published on 04/08/2024 10:45 Video length: 1 min Medications: be careful of the risks of paracetamol in the event of an overdose Medications: be careful of the risks of paracetamol…
Overdose deaths | Opioids “25 times more powerful” than fentanyl worry Public Health
One death and several opioid overdoses were reported to Montreal Public Health, which is concerned about a “significant circulation” in the metropolis of counterfeit tablets that can be “up to…
a barcode defect on a small number of boxes could lead to a “risk of overdose”, warns the ANSM
Sanofi, which produces the drug, assured that a “large part of the boxes” affected by this defect had however “been taken out of the circuit”. Published on 04/04/2024 23:43 Update…
a barcode defect on a small number of boxes could lead to a “risk of overdose”, warns the ANSM
Sanofi, which produces the drug, assured that a “large part of the boxes” affected by this defect had however “been taken out of the circuit”. Published on 04/04/2024 23:43 Update…
Overdose Prevention | A supervised consumption site in prison
Since this week, inmates of the Drummondville penitentiary have been able to consume drugs under the supervision of medical staff, ready to intervene in the event of an overdose. This…
The overdose crisis cannot be solved without us
The tragic death of young Mathis in late December 2023 brought the overdose crisis back to the forefront and, with it, calls for the decriminalization of drug possession. In Montreal,…
Knife killing in Saskatchewan | Killer died of cocaine overdose, pathologist says
(Saskatoon) Before dying of a cocaine overdose in police custody, a mass killer asked the police officers who arrested him how many people he had killed in a stabbing massacre…
Fighting the overdose crisis in Canada | Minister Ya’ara Saks defends her government’s initiatives
(Ottawa) The Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Ya’ara Saks, believes that fear and stigma explain some opposition to her government’s decision to support the prescription of pharmaceutical products…
We only see the “tip of the iceberg” of the overdose crisis in Quebec
Last year, more than 500 people died of overdose in Quebec. That’s 42 deaths per month. These figures, taken from the latest report from the National Institute of Public Health…
his son dies of an overdose at 39
Of Rick Harrison’s three sons, he was the most mysterious and least known. Adam Harrison, 39, died of an overdose according to the media TMZ ; information that the Harrison…
Risk of overdose | Children’s fever medication recalled
Drugmaker Teva Canada is recalling a batch of pain and fever relief medications in children because they contain too much acetaminophen and pose a risk of overdose. Posted at 9:01…
Deaths from overdose: most “are people who consumed alone at home”
The latest data published by Health Canada indicates that overdoses cause four times more deaths in the country than road accidents. • Read also: “I don’t understand why they sell…
15-year-old teenager died of an overdose: “unknowingly poisoned” by an opioid even more powerful than fentanyl
A Montreal teenager died a few days before Christmas after unknowingly taking a drug even more powerful than fentanyl. Inconsolable, his loved ones want to make as many people as…
Overdose crisis | Three quarters of victims die alone
New resources outside of the city center are coming Posted at 1:27 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. Drug users on the streets of Montreal may embody the overdose crisis, but…
Overdose crisis | Three quarters of victims die alone
New resources outside of the city center are coming Posted at 1:27 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. Drug users on the streets of Montreal may embody the overdose crisis, but…
“You never die from an overdose of dreams”
Every day, a personality invites itself into the world of Élodie Suigo. Monday November 13, 2023: filmmaker Claude Lelouch. He is back with his “Symphonic Cinema Show” which combines the…
“You never die from an overdose of dreams”
Every day, a personality invites itself into the world of Élodie Suigo. Monday November 13, 2023: filmmaker Claude Lelouch. He is back with his “Symphonic Cinema Show” which combines the…