This Week In The News: From Evidence-Based Medication Treatments for Substance Addiction to Emerging Synthetic Opioids and the Dangers of Counterfeit Pills
In the News; Week Ended October 18th, 2026 Medications in addiction recovery—a clash of science and stigma A well researched explanation of medication treatment for substance addiction. Cychlorphine Is a New Opioid Hidden in Counterfeit Pills Cychlorphine. Yet another new illicit synthetic opioid sold to unsuspecting people as fentanyl. It is confounding resuscitation efforts as […]
This Week In The News: From Calls for Alcohol Health Warning Labels to Changes in Ontario’s Safer Supply Policies and Growing Demands for Regulation of Private Addiction Treatment Centres
In the News; Week Ended October 11th, 2026 Why Canada needs warning labels on alcohol Federal bill S-202 is now at third reading in the Senate and is expected to move to the House of Commons this month. The bill would require alcohol products to carry a clear health warning, including about alcohol’s direct link […]
This Week In The News: From Growing Calls for Involuntary Addiction Care to an Increasingly Unpredictable Drug Supply and New Community Approaches to Recovery
In the News; Week Ended October 4th, 2026 ABC and mayor Sim add poll on drug use and involuntary care to municipal election Vancouver is adding two plebiscites to its municipal election ballots. One asks about open-air hard drug use, the other about adding a secure medical facility with more than 100 involuntary care beds […]
This Week In The News: From the Hidden Toll of Addiction on Families to Rethinking the “Addictive Personality” and Questions Around Psychedelic Treatment
In the News; Week Ended September 27th, 2026 What no one tells you about burnout when loving someone with addiction “Anyone who has lived through it, or those who are now living through it, knows that caring about an addict is as complex and fraught and debilitating as addiction itself.” Is the “Addictive Personality” Real? […]
This Week In The News: From the Impact of Addiction Stigma to Recovery in Northern Communities, Growing Calls for Compassionate Intervention, and New Overdose Prevention Technology
In the News; Week Ended September 20th, 2026 ‘That just makes you fall deeper into it’; the real stigma impact on addictions The view from the other side. Humans get their sense of self worth from others. Stigma kills. Lived experiences to be shared at recovery events Recovery day keeps on trucking in the far […]
This Week In The News: From the Healing Power of Community and Recovery to Grassroots Outreach and the Debate Over Involuntary Addiction Treatment
In the News; Week Ended September 13th, 2026 Local garden that partners with addictions recovery programs looking to grow A one acre garden in Edmonton that grows produce for the food bank while at the same time offering healing to people struggling with substance use, may have to close. Leslie Batonyi, who has helped tend […]
This Week In The News: From Peer Support in Addiction Care to Ongoing Treatment Bed Shortages, Stories of Recovery, and Expanded Access to Withdrawal and Recovery Services
In the News; Week Ended September 6th, 2026 Peer support program is helping patients deal with substance use problems while in St. Josephs hospital in Hamilton. Peer support program is helping patients deal with substance use problems while in St. Josephs hospital in Hamilton. Families seeking addiction treatment say ‘call back tomorrow’ not an acceptable […]
This Week In The News: From the Loss of Vital Addiction Treatment Capacity to Remembering Lives Lost and Rethinking Recovery From Alcohol Use
In the News; Week Ended August 30th, 2026 Recovery Alberta closes Edmonton addiction treatment program, drops hundreds from wait list Not good news. The largest Edmonton addiction treatment centre is closing following extensive damage to the building during the floods. Local mom vows to keep walking so lost lives aren’t forgotten Local mom vows to […]
This Week In The News: From Growing Calls for Involuntary Addiction Treatment in Ontario to Understanding Barriers to Addiction Research Participation
In the News; Week Ended August 23rd, 2026 Hamilton, Burlington mayors want Ontario to consider involuntary addiction treatment The Ontario Big city Mayors caucus has asked the Ontario government to consider involuntary treatment for mental health and addiction patients in order to prevent further deaths. It seems that our leaders are finally realizing that dead […]
This Week In The News: From Growing Support for Compassionate Intervention to Inspiring Recovery Stories and New Approaches to Overdose Care
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 […]
