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The overdose crisis remains an “ongoing, serious problem” throughout Canada

A hand holds a syringe to a spoon with two pills in it. There are two pill bottles in the background.
President of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Donald MacPherson, says overdose rates are climbing during COVID-19. Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash.
Meg Cunningham - CHMA - Sackville • NB | 18-11-2020
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Donald MacPherson is the director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

The CDPC is participating in a regional community dialogue project across the country called “Getting to Tomorrow.”

Avenue B Harm Reduction, Ensemble Moncton, and AIDS New Brunswick are participating in the “Getting to Tomorrow” project, which took place Tuesday (November 17) and today (November 19).

MacPherson says that fentanyl is a very lucrative, highly concentrated, and easy to transport across borders.

According to the “Getting to Tomorrow” website, life expectancy at birth has stopped rising for the first time in four decades as a result of the ongoing overdose crisis.

Listen to the full interview with MacPherson here:

Treatment programs nearby include the following:

Moncton Addiction Services Methadone Treatment Program, 135 MacBeath Ave.;

The Moncton Hospital Methadone Treatment Program, 125 Mapleton Rd.;

and the Corner Drug Store on Main Street in Sackville offers free safe injection kits.

The Opiate Addiction Resource helpline is confidential and available 24/7 at 1-800-785-6890.