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The Pandemic Is Intensifying the Opioid Crisis

September 14, 2020September 17, 2020 - by Alexandra Harvey

Public health measures meant to contain COVID-19 have caused a spike in overdose-related deaths

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My Life and Death on Opioids

August 23, 2018April 6, 2021 - by Chris Willie

In November 2017, The Walrus started working with Chris Willie on a memoir about his fentanyl addiction. While writing the article, Willie died from an overdose. This version of his story is published with his family’s approval

Opioids: A Public Health Crisis

Rural Canada Faces Its Own Opioid Crisis

August 23, 2018December 13, 2019 - by Sharon J. Riley

In remote Alberta, a person can go for days without seeing much of anyone. So what happens if you’re overdosing?

Opioids: A Public Health Crisis

The Other Side of Fentanyl

August 23, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Teva Harrison

I have terminal cancer, and without the powerful painkiller, I live in agony

Health

Our Fentanyl Crisis

December 19, 2016October 12, 2021 - by Travis Lupick

A shadow health-care system is saving lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

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