The Lethal Surge: Understanding the Recent Increase in Fentanyl Overdoses
In recent years, a grim and alarming trend has been sweeping across communities worldwide: the dramatic increase in fentanyl overdoses. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has become synonymous with a rising tide of deaths and destruction. In this article, we will delve...
New Hopewood RAAM clinic at Jane St and Weston Road
Hopewood is pleased to announce the opening of their new location at Jane St and Weston Rd at 1292 Weston Rd in Toronto. Methadone and Suboxone continue to be the mainstays of addiction treatment. Look us up under our 'Clinic Locations' tab above or on the Homepage to...
Methadone saves lives!
This article from Health Canada gives a very good summary of overdose deaths in the past 5 years. There was a total of 30,843 apparent opioid toxicity deaths between January 2016 and March 2022Approximately 85% of these were due to Fenatnyl.Contact Hopewood today to...
Timing of methadone treatment for pregnant women does not increase health risks: study
A new study has found that women who began methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) during later stages of pregnancy did not have increased risks of many perinatal adverse health outcomes compared to pregnant women who initiated the treatment for opioid use disorder...
Drug Addiction Affecting Canadians’ Life Expectancy
Life expectancy rates in Canada have stopped increasing for the first time in four decades, says a Statistics Canada report that blames opioid-related overdoses for deaths in British Columbia, followed by Alberta. Canadians concerned about young adults dying from...
Study casts doubt on cannabis as a substitute for opioid addiction
New research tracking fatal overdoses from prescription opioids in American states with medical cannabis laws has contradicted hopes that marijuana might be an effective substitute for the deadly painkillers. The analysis published Monday in Proceedings of the...
One person died every two hours of opioid-related overdose in Canada last year, report says
One person died every two hours of an opioid-related overdose in Canada last year, and the death toll rose for the third year in a row, driven largely by fentanyl. A report released by the Public Health Agency of Canada on Thursday shows that in 2018, 4,460 people...
Medical Criteria for addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
You may be wondering what defines an addict or a substance use disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is the official text on which diagnoses are based, contains the criteria...
Ontario Adding More Mental Health and Addiction Services in Communities Across the Province
TORONTO — Ontario's mental health care system is disconnected, making it difficult for patients and families to get the care and services they need. This leaves many vulnerable Ontarians to navigate a confusing system on their own and access timely mental health care...
Construction and opioids go really well together: One industry’s battle with drug addiction
Author of the article: Blair Crawford Publishing date: Feb 23, 2019 Logan Carroll started drinking at 12, smoking weed at 13 and was doing cocaine in high school. His love of oxycodone began when he got his wisdom teeth out at age 16 and tried Percocet for the first...
