In the News; Week Ended August 16th, 2026

Crime, overdoses prompt Sudbury call for forced rehab

Sudbury is looking for help from the province to impose treatment and support on people suffering from severe addiction.

‘Nobody is too far gone’: Thunder Bay, Ont., woman in alcohol, addiction recovery calls for more resources

Recovery and a meaningful life can happen for anyone.

Derek Finkle: Involuntary care a better solution to the opioid crisis

Involuntary care for severe addiction is clearly gaining ground with experts in the field, not to mention families and friends who want their loved ones to survive and recover.

New play in Sudbury, Ont., tells story of the city’s most vulnerable, in their own words

A new play called City Medicine is showing four nights a week in Sudbury at YES Refettorio outdoor theatre in downtown Sudbury. The play features a series of monologues and vignettes that tell that story through the perspectives of people who use drugs, their loved ones and even an outreach worker frustrated with a political system that they believe doesn’t properly address the crisis.

 

After overdose calls surge, Winnipeg fire-paramedics to use medication that halts opioid withdrawal symptoms

A very positive move forward for Winnipeg paramedics. They will now be able to treat the severe and sudden withdrawal that life-saving naloxone starts. The majority of people in severe withdrawal immediately start looking for more drug to relieve their pain.