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Billions of doses of illegal opioids are available to Australians every day on the dark web, a new report has found.The Australian National University study uncovered "alarming" levels of synthetic drugs, some strong enough to sedate elephants. Billions of doses of opioids are available on the...

Less than a year after B.C. skipper John ‘Phil’ Stirling was released from a U.S. prison where he served seven years for cocaine smuggling, the controversial sea captain is back behind bars. Stirling, 65, was arrested off the Oregon coast April 9 on a...

The use of heroin and fentanyl spiked with etizolam, an analog of benzodiazepine is causing some unusual reactions in overdose victims. Etizolam is a drug regulated by Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act because of its potential for abuse. The drug has been showing up...