addiction

MOOSE JAW — The use of smartphones in schools has been a hot topic across Canada and the United States lately, with some schools having no policies and others forbidding students from using the devices in class. While Prairie South School Division has an administrative policy governing employees’ use of smartphones and cell phones on the job, it does not […]

Just over 300 people attended the 19th Annual Souls Harbour Rescue Mission “Love Your Neighbour” fundraising banquet Monday night. Addictions Recovery; Stories of Hope, Healing & Transformation was the theme of the evening with each presenter giving hard facts and perspective on Saskatchewan’s landscape of addictions, however the night also included the the word hope […]

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is requesting an emergency debate in the House of Commons over the decriminalization of hard drugs. In a letter to the Speaker of the House, Poilievre says Trudeau’s drug policy needs to be dismantled, calling it a “dangerous experiment.” Late last week, BC’s Premier, David Eby said his province would move […]

The provincial government is taking strides in fulfilling its commitment to increase addiction treatment spaces across Saskatchewan by issuing a Request for Supplier Qualification (RFSQ) for an additional 250 spaces. This initiative builds on the government’s broader plan to add a total of 500 treatment spaces throughout the province. The primary objective of the RFSQ […]

Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” mom Morgan Fairchild; and even Adele. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC’s “Friends” for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was 54. “This truly […]

The Saskatchewan Party government has made it clear it won’t fund supervised drug consumption services, a move one researcher says is not based on evidence.  The province pledged in its throne speech this week it won’t allow illegal drugs to be supplied through hospitals or public clinics.  And Tim McLeod, who is minister of mental health and […]

Regina police are warning about the presence of Xylazine in the city. A tested substance sold as fentanyl was found to contain both fentanyl and Xylazine, a combination they say presents a heightened risk of overdose and death. Xylazine is a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine and it’s sedative effects can’t be reversed by naloxone. Police […]

A pilot program to help people reduce their risk of overdoses has been extended in both Regina and Saskatoon. Overdose Outreach Teams in the communities will continue for another six months to further develop the outreach process and expand the reach of the teams. The teams comprise a mental health and addictions counsellor from the […]

RCMP say they have responded to seven calls involving suspected fentanyl overdoses in an area of southwestern Saskatchewan. Mounties say three people died, with the other four requiring officers to administer naloxone to resuscitate them. RCMP say the deaths happened on May 14, July 4 and July 12 in the Kindersley area, about 380 kilometres northwest […]

Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost the mental health and drug awareness, treatment and rehabilitation services they offer. The money is to be shared between 42 local drug-related programs across British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett […]