The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) released their latest alert, Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms . This CCENDU alert was developed in response to indications that COVID-19-related disruption to an already-unpredictable market […]
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime recently released a document outlining the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s illicit drug supply. There are some interesting facts coming out of the document which is lengthy. Here are the major key points in the document: Key Points of the Impact of COVID-19 on the World’s […]
On Tuesday, the DEA issued a final order to increase the 2020 Aggregate Production Quotas for a variety of opioids, benzodiazepines and other drugs used to treat people with COVID-19 (coronavirus). The order increases the APQ by 15 percent for certain substances including fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, codeine, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine, and certain controlled substance intermediates […]
More than a dozen states have said that marijuana and the dispensaries that provide it are essential services in a quarantine. Just like health services, grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals, many states are considering marijuana an essential product. California went so far to say in their shelter in place declaration that dispensaries are critical infrastructure […]
People that suffer from addiction meet regularly to help with their recovery. Most times, this can last a lifetime. But in the age of the coronavirus (COVID), this can be difficult. California, with a skyrocketing addiction rate, has placed 40 million people under a shelter in place order. How will those addicted to drugs or […]
As I write this, several counties and a few states have implemented Draconian measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19). Many law enforcement agencies have altered the way they work, including limiting public contact in non-urgent cases and having non critical employees work from home. Cops Still Doing Proactive Work But, amid this […]
