Fentanyl

Photo: The Canadian Press Keerin John Reid, who died of an accidental overdose when he was 23 years old and taken off life support in September 2017, is shown in a handout photo provided by his mother Sharon Vandrish. Vandrish is hoping to meet the recipient...

Officially, our province’s motto is “Splendour without Diminishment.” But looking back on the year now closing, a better choice might be “Expect the Unexpected.” Premier John Horgan led off the year with a political bombshell. Despite promises to the contrary when the NDP...

Buy PhotoVarious law enforcement and medical crews respond to Ross Correctional Institution where several correction officers and inmates have been exposed to an unknown substance, causing overdose-like symptoms.(Photo: Robert McGraw/Gazette)Buy PhotoCHILLICOTHE - As multiple ambulances were called to Ross Correctional Institution on Aug. 29, fear...

Sunday Dec 30, 2018 at 1:47 PM Editor, Register-Mail: There are those who live in Never Never Land. Take for example President Trump's poll on Dec. 18-20; it was 49. Real Clear Politics on RCP average makes it 42.5. Thirties you say — another distorted fake news. As for national security being barred...

As overdose deaths continue to rise, more are being attributed to the use of synthetic opioids, rather than prescription or heroin abuse.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in December 2017, the latest data available, detailing the growing number of drug overdose...