Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at Canada’s Opioid Crisis

Authors

  • Suad Ali

Abstract

“Comprehensive, collaborative, compassionate and evidence-based”are the words used to describe the Government of Canada’sapproach in addressing the opioid crisis. An average of eight peopledie every day due to opioid overdose. This is greater than the numberof Canadians lost in 1995 to the HIV epidemic. This multi-facetedcrisis is far beyond the illegal drug market and the increased use offentanyl and other illegal opioid drugs. The crisis has deeperrootsthat liein high level addiction to legal opioids caused byinappropriate prescribing practices and lack of education about therisks of opioid usage.

Cover image: Reflections by Marissa Magneson and Joshua Prescott

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Published

2022-02-16

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Ali, S. (2022). Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at Canada’s Opioid Crisis. Revue YOUR Review (York Online Undergraduate Research), 7. Retrieved from https://yourreview.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/yourreview/article/view/40622

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Volume 6/7 (2019/2020)

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