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News / TV Specials, Addiction

Inside Canada’s Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic

Canada, Evidence-Based, Fentanyl, Harm Reduction, Lost Loved Ones, Non-Profits, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Prevention & Treatment, Public Health

SBS Dateline (Australia) wants to know what they can learn from the Canadian opioid crisis and the fatality of fentanyl, and use it as a warning for Australians. This news investigation discusses (1) why fentanyl kills so many young Canadians, (2) how it first came to Canada, (3) the importance of harm reduction services like supervised consumption sites, and (4) programs and support services in place to help people in several different ways.

Addiction, Documentaries

Beating Alcohol Addiction Through Evidence-Based Treatment

Alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcoholics Anonymous, Canada, Depressants, Evidence-Based, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naltrexone, Personal Stories, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, Science & Research, Twelve-Step Programs

This documentary follows Mike Pond, a therapist managing his alcohol addiction. He was only ever offered one treatment after losing his practice, his house, his family, and becoming homeless: Alcoholics Anonymous. This abstinence-based treatment approach did not work for him, so he started looking for other ways to heal himself and others. Mike is an advocate for “compassionate, evidence-based treatments” and feels that “harm reduction, or any positive change, offers clients the best chance of beating addictions.”