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Firsthand Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic
A new wave of synthetic drugs is set to flood into Canada, the first version having already killed thousands of Canadians. This potent documentary looks at the problem through the eyes of people whose lives have been significantly changed by fentanyl, including a drug cop, a street nurse, an underground chemist and drug-world insider — not to mention the families ...
- 2016
- 00:43:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/26/2017
The National Carfentanil's Deadly Impact
The death toll is mounting from a powerful new drug making its way across Canada. Carfentanil sounds a lot like fentanyl, a related drug that has spread its own wave of lethal overdoses. But the bottom line on carfentanil is that it is far more noxious — to a degree that strains belief.
- 2016
- 00:11:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/12/2017
News in Review - October 2015 Deadly Drug: Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a prescribed pain medication, but it’s fast becoming one of the most deadly street drugs in Canada. One hundred times more potent than morphine, this seemingly innocuous drug is relatively easy to get. Overdoses are growing at an alarming rate, and not just among hardened users. Now health officials are sounding the alarm.
- 2015
- 00:17:41
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/14/2015
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The Fifth Estate Time Bomb: OxyContin Addiction
Since OxyContin was introduced in 1996, Canada has recorded the second-highest number of prescription opioid painkiller addictions and the world's second-highest death rate from overdoses. But how did this little pill become so big, so fast? In 1998, Canadian sales were just a few million dollars, but within 12 years they had soared to $243 million. In the U.S., yearly ...
- 2012
- 00:42:46
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Morphine on Trial
Morphine has been a salve for war-weary soldiers, a pain reliever for new mothers and a fuel for writers and poets. The analgesic qualities of the drug are still considered supreme, but so are its addictive properties. The clash over its utility as an effective pain reliever and its identity as an addictive narcotic puts morphine at the centre of ...
- 2001
- 00:54:59
- 15-17
- Added on: 06/14/2013
