Surrey Teen's Killer Back in Jail for Breaching Conditions of Release

Surrey teen's killer back in jail for breaching conditions of release

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It's the second time Cody Allen Pelletier has been released and then sent back to jail for failing to follow conditions, which include not using drugs. Earlier this month, the Parole Board of Canada revoked the 25-year-old man's statutory release after … Read more on The Province

Is Canada about to give in on generic OxyContin?

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… Drug Control Policy, Kerlikowske has spent years trying to curtail what he's described as a prescription drug abuse “epidemic” in the United States. The United States is hardly on its own grappling with the problem — in 2010, for the first time … Read more on MetroNews Canada

Five throne speech health promises

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Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in Canada, one that the Harper government intends to address by expanding its National Anti-Drug Abuse Strategy. Sticking to its mandate of protecting Canadian families, the government will expand its … Read more on iPolitics.ca (subscription)