Overdose: heartbreak and hope in Canada's opioid crisis 9780735237865, 9780735237872, 0735237867

An astonishing and powerful look at the ongoing opioid health crisis--the only book of its kind in Canada. North Americ

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English Pages 285 pages ; 24 cm Year 2020

Overdose: heartbreak and hope in Canada's opioid crisis
9780735237865, 9780735237872, 0735237867

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Perrin
Benjamin

Table of contents :
What is the Opioid Crisis? --
Why is Fentanyl Killing so Many People? --
Why do People Start Using? Why Can't They Stop? --
Has Criminalizing Drugs Failed? --
Why are Dealers Killing their Customers? --
Can We Stop Fentanyl at its Source? --
Who's Been Hardest Hit? --
Can we Prosecute our way Out? --
What is Naloxone and is it the Solution? --
Don't Supervised Injection Sites Enable Drug Use? --
Is Providing "Safe Drugs" Giving up on People? --
How Can we Help People Stop Using? --
Won't Decriminalization Make Things Worse? --
How Can we Solve this Crisis?

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