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16 years VANCOUVER - Andrew Leach, a major Coquitlam fentanyl trafficker, who sold more than 50,000 of the deadly pills in a year, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and firearms charges. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Manslaughter plea in Sept 30, 2009 death of James William Bell Mussels test positive SEATTLE - Scientists at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife have found that mussels in Seattle's waters are testing positive for opioids. (BBC)	Victim of 'privacy law' VICTORIA - Elliot Eurchuk, 16, died of a drug overdose in Victoria. Subsequent toxicology tests showed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in his system. Rachel Staples and Brock Eurchuk believe their son - who'd been struggling over the preceding 2 years with a string of injuries for which he had been prescribed opioids for pain - took illicit drugs to help him sleep. Now, the grieving parents are speaking out, saying provincial legislation allowed Elliot to hide his problematic substance use from them and hampered their efforts to help. (Globe & Mail)

Opioid deaths OTTAWA - There were 2,946 deaths believed to stem from opioids across the country in 2016 and at least 2,923 from Jan to Sept of last year, the vast majority of them accidental, according to data made public Tuesday. PHAC estimates that the total number of deaths in 2017 will be more than 4,000. (CP) Warning sticker solution Updates to opioid mortality data BC drug overdoses Overdose deaths in BC Jan 2007-Sept 2017 .pdf Drug checking to be expanded Settlement approved Attempt to settle Sham settlement Purdue Pharma OxyContin Conflict of interest lapse Review of guidelines ordered Stress, not exposure Look to the streets Mexican cartels emerging threat	Fentanyl W-18 U-47700 Carfentanil Origins of an epidemic Purdue Pharma Patent sparked Canada's opioid crisis BC's overdose crisis 2017 there were 1,208 deaths Shipments from China Killer high BC drug project BC ODs surpass 2016 Where the tax money is going Canada's crisis part 1 Part 2 Fentanyl booming Drug Analysis Service Opioids prescriptions Not charged with murder? Courts too lenient June 2017 BC drug death numbers Outrun by criminal chemists
Latest trends in ON opioid related deaths .pdf Drug industry conflict 2017 Canadian guidelines for Opioids New guidelines Fentanyl used as OxyContin replacement Legal action considered FN bans outsiders Fentanyl in most drugs Provinces clamp down on OxyContin Year of overdoses DTES cheque day Aim to control chemicals Too toxic to touch Fentanyl tested as chemical weapons for decades Ordering from China is easy	Charges piling up Manslaughter charge Back to the start Fentanyl patch forgeries fooling ON's pharmacists How heroin capital solved its overdose crisis From opium to fentanyl Pharmacy finds fentanyl in 90% of street drugs More babies born with opioid addiction Treatment to get patients off opioids Carfentanil in Van Dealer gets 14 years China listing opioids as controlled substances Fake pill ring Euthanasia in Canada Trafficking charges decline
Chinese companies willing to export carfentanil Customs refusing to screen some packages Shipment from China seized Fentanyl scourge up close Hodgepodge RCMP reaches agreement with China Agreement with China How reliable is China as a partner Chronic pain sufferers struggle Police move to treat OD's as homicides 3 bodies found Coroner trying to catch up BC's fentanyl crisis BC death toll Opioids abuse spending	Spaces for drug users BC overdoses BC spending guesses Drug overdose deaths in BC .pdf BC medical premiums skyrocket to pay All opioids, not just fentanyl Huge profit margins Prevention kits Naloxone Stronger than fentanyl Carfentanil in AB Carfentanil found in Vancouver Doctors flagged Police find liquid fentanyl Killer high
Overdosing at remand centre Corrections trying to stop overdoses Latest plan Inmate access to clean needles draws debate Invented over 30 years ago Public health emergency Surge in fatal OD's W-18 questions W-18 seized in Edmonton Synthetic opiates ahead of drug laws Inside an epidemic Rise in fatalities BC drug overdoses Mounties need more cash Overdose deaths	Spike in OD's Addiction over pain relief 488 for 2016 .pdf Drug Threat Assessment 2015 .pdf Fentanyl deaths bulletin .pdf New super drug warning MB task force Easier access to OD drug 4 deaths in NL this year Fentanyl kingpins Suspected fentanyl overdose Death of 31-year-old North Van man 2 SK deaths Sudden death 75 deaths in BC
Addicts on reserve Vancouver OD's Record number of OD's Painkiller politics Little known replacement Pharmacists to get fentanyl off the streets Prescriptions for alternatives to OxyContin Fentanyl used as OxyContin replacement Fentanyl substitute for OxyContin which is a substitute for heroin When the prescription becomes the problem Perverse incentive Deaths climb New rules give drug maker a monopoly Opioids tied to deaths	Growing danger Fentanyl lab bust AB spike in fentanyl deaths Death linked to W-18 Fentanyl response is simple Call for 'antidote' Deadly problem 100+ deaths in AB in 2014 New opioid standards to tackle abuse Rave drugs 'Killer heroin' in Montreal Overdose rate 4 times average Dark side of remittance money OxyContin drug replacement Marketing blamed
Opiate overdose deaths rising Getting to tomorrow CCSA No withdrawal strategy Cocktail of medications connected Fentanyl OxyContin Where's the outrage? Oxy ban a mixed blessing Study published Drugstore robbed of Oxycontin New restrictions is not enough Withdrawal warning National prescription abuse strategy Tide of opioid addiction	Opioids Drug abuse strategy Oxy warning Ontario creates Oxy withdrawal plan Painkiller use rising Chronic pain sufferers face stigma OxyContin addiction on the rise Health plan funds killer drug Prescription drug abuse inquest Provinces clamp down on OxyContin Selling of OxyContin Painkiller abuse reaches 'epidemic' level OxyContin maker sends phase-out notice Painkiller abuse Withdrawal warning

Healthcare fraud WASHINGTON - The US JoD announced charges against 412 people for taking part in healthcare frauds and opioid-related crimes that cost taxpayers about $1.3B. The arrests came as part of what the department said was the largest healthcare fraud takedown in US history. Those arrested included 120 doctors and other people charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioid painkillers. (Reuters) 412 charged DoJ press release Drug maker turned to Giuliani Rudolph W. Giuliani 1+in 10 experience chronic pain	Ohio overdoses Coroners likely undercounting 2016 Ohio population 11.6M 1 paragraph research Research 'letter' .pdf Suing Cherokee Nation McKesson Cardinal Health AmerisourceBergen CVS Walgreens Walmart Drug company lawsuits Drug threat assessment FDA bans generic OxyContin Burden of opioid-related mortality


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