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A syndemic occurs when multiple public health emergencies interact to make each other worse. This past year clearly fits the label: the global COVID-19 pandemic has indisputably intensified the existing drug overdose crisis in Canada.
For over a year now, there has been non-stop coverage of COVID-19, while a number of other issues continue to be neglected as “newsworthy.” For people who use drugs in particular, a public sense of the crisis has never quite taken hold, despite years of growing overdose deaths and harm across communities.
The pandemic has exacerbated risk and harm for people who use drugs. However, it would be inaccurate and short-sighted to suggest that the spike in drug-related deaths over the past year is solely, or even primarily, the result of the pandemic.
ZYUS Life Sciences Increases Global Patient Access to Medical Cannabinoids in Australia with Health House International Sales and Distribution Agreement
New agreement will enable patients in Australia to access ZYUS’ cannabinoid formulations as part of international expansion
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (BUSINESS WIRE) ZYUS Life Sciences Inc. ( ZYUS ), a Canadian life sciences company leading scientific research and development in phyto-therapeutics, is pleased to announce that it has entered a new non-exclusive, multiyear agreement with Australian medical cannabis importer, HHI (Australia) Pty Ltd
(“Health House”), to sell and distribute ZYUS’ cannabinoid formulations to medical patients through wholesale agents, such as pharmacies and hospitals. The agreement covers cannabinoid formulations including oils, as well as future product categories when they become available, with supply expected to hit the Australian market as early as the second half of 2021.
by Castlegar Source on Monday Apr 26 2021
A pair of search warrants executed by police concurrently at two locations in the city resulted in arrests and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, cash and vehicles, according to Castlegar NCOIC Monty Taylor. April 22, members of the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with support from frontline general duty officers executed a pair of search warrants in connection to an active investigation into drug trafficking. Those warrants were executed simultaneously on two Castlegar area homes. Police executed one of the search warrants at a home in the 2600-block of 5 Avenue, where two men were taken into custody without incident. Investigators seized suspected cocaine, items consistent with the trafficking of illicit drugs, over $78,000 in currency and two motor vehicles.
Westport Police Receive Report from Local Pharmacy, Individual Attempting to Obtain Illegal Prescription Medications Written by Westport Police
On April 19, 2021 at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Westport Police Detective Bureau received a report from a local pharmacy stating that an unknown individual was allegedly attempting to illegally obtain prescription medications. The complainant stated that the business received a request via phone to fill two prescriptions. Upon calling the prescribing doctor to verify whether the prescriptions were valid it was learned that the doctor did not prescribe the medications in question.
At approximately 4:20 p.m., two individuals arrived at the pharmacy to retrieve the medications and were subsequently detained by the investigating detectives. They were identified as Christopher Estrella and Isa Hills.