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Check out this week's E-Newsletter to find out how Canada received a failing grade on alcohol policy. The newsletter also includes information about Hep C testing and harm reduction services in HKPR.

This week’s E-newsletter reminds viewers of an important PSA that was developed for Canada’s Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, and also includes resources for First Responders, new studies, and ways to get more engaged with the drug strategy.

Are you a communications superstar? Do you have awesome media relations skills? Come work with us! The Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland Drug Strategy (HKLNDS) is now hiring a Media & Communications Worker and we would love to talk to you. This position...

A CBC article published this week reported that while fentanyl remains a deadly and unpredictable drug for those who take it, new research from within the RCMP suggests that police officers aren't likely to overdose on the opioid by absorbing it through their skin or...

HKLN Drug Strategy E-Newsletter - February 11 is now available. This week's e-news includes recent updates from the AGCO on cannabis, two recently published studies, and details on how to participate in an upcoming drug strategy evaluation project.

HKLN Drug Strategy E-Newsletter - February 4 is now available. Click the link to learn more about what's happening in the news this week and how to participate in local data sharing opportunities!

Registered Social Worker at Ross Memorial Hospital in the Mental Health Program is conducting research regarding substance use recovery and stigma in the City of Kawartha Lakes. The research proposal has been approved by the University of Toronto Ethics Board and the...

This week's E-Newsletter is now available and contains important study findings, as well as news releases by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Over the past year, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network conducted a research project on supervised consumption services (SCS) in Canada. Their research — based on a literature review and 15 interviews with key informants — confirms that while remarkable progress has...

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