This Week In The News: From the Growing Challenge of High-Potency Opioids to Community Conversations on Substance Use and Opportunities to Remember Loved Ones Lost to Addiction

In the News; Week Ended June 14th, 2026 Research Reveals Stunning Opioid Gap Between Street Fentanyl And Addiction Medicine American data, but it is likely that Canadian fentanyl users are consuming similar amounts. This is why opioid addiction treatment often fails. Addiction medicine has not kept pace with illegal street drug potencies. A Community Conversation […]

This Week In The News: From Letting Go and Supporting Recovery to Rethinking How Environments Can Foster Healing and Belonging

In the News; Week Ended May 24th, 2026   What one Catholic father learned about addiction, control and letting go There is a subtle but important difference between supporting your family member through recovery from addiction and trying to do it for them. Rethinking recovery: Researchers explore how environments support addiction recovery Drawing on environmental […]

This Week In The News: From Hope and Recovery in Northern Ontario to New Involuntary Treatment Laws and Emerging Innovations in Addiction Care

In the News; Week Ended May 17th, 2026   ‘They’re tired of being a prisoner’: inside a small town northern Ontario addiction treatment centre A beacon of hope in Northern Ontario. Neuromodulation Addiction Treatments Move Home Pretty cool. The future of addiction treatment is home brain modulators? Province passes compassionate intervention act, allowing for involuntary […]

This Week In The News: From New HART Hubs and Rising Overdose Concerns to Emerging Evidence on CBD and Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment

In the News; Week Ended May 3rd, 2026   Ontario Opens Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub in Oshawa New HART hub opens in Oshawa. Definitely positive news for people suffering homelessness, mental health issues and addiction. Unfortunately these new hubs have replaced  supervised consumption sites across Ontario which has led to a nearly 70% […]

This Week In The News: From a Decade of Canada’s Toxic Drug Crisis to Growing Waitlists, New Recovery Communities, and Evolving Conversations on Treatment and Substances

In the News; Week Ended April 19th, 2026   ‘People are still dying’ as B.C. hits 10th anniversary of toxic drug crisis A comprehensive review of all the steps and stages of the B.C. struggle to deal with the drug overdose crisis since 2016. Windsor’s homelessness and addiction recovery treatment hub sees ‘huge success’ 6 […]