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News in Review - March 2021 Pandemic Leaders: Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Bonnie Henry
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians have relied on the advice and knowledge of health officers at the provincial and federal level. Of the 14 provincial and national health officers across the country, seven are women. Steering the federal response through this unprecedented time has been Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer. She provides advice to the federal minister ...
- 2021
- 00:20:21
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- Added on: 03/12/2021
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News in Review - November 2020 COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic
COVID-19 is exposing the social inequalities in our society. Socio-economic data being studied on the coronavirus pandemic is now revealing that the most at risk in our society are the poorest, living in densely populated communities, as well as low income residents and front line workers. Data is also showing those most at risk are from racialized communities. We look ...
- 2020
- 00:13:59
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- Added on: 11/05/2020
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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
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- 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
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- Added on: 01/12/2017
News in Review - December 2016 The Heroin Solution: Giving Drugs to Addicts
Giving free drugs to addicts seems like an oxymoron, but a controversial program in Vancouver is doing just that. The Crosstown Clinic allows addicts to get access to safe pharmaceutical-grade heroin and the tools to allow them to use without the risk of overdose, crime or infection. The program permits users to function in fairly normal lives, but it’s not ...
- 2016
- 00:12:41
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- Added on: 12/13/2016
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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
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- Added on: 10/14/2015
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