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Things you need to know about Fentanyl

As we watch the havoc of the opioid crisis escalate in mounting overdose deaths, traumatized families and an ever-increasing call for treatment on demand. Fentanyl’s relative obscurity was shattered and well-publicized after a dramatic increase in the loss of life.…

Odd Squad Northwest Territories Educational Outreach

Odd Squad Northwest Territories Educational Outreach FEBRUARY 17-22 2019 As part of the Odd Squad’s ongoing educational outreach programs for youth, Sgt. Toby Hinton and Sgt. Mark Steinkampf joined organizers Sgt. Ken Beard RCMP, Bobbi Hamilton, Hay River Justice Committee,…

Teen Substance Use: Why Preventive Matters

Teenagers are going through many formative changes in their physical bodies and in the way they see the world around them. Teens are especially vulnerable in terms of brain development at this age, and may be feeling the effects of…

What the Fentanyl Crisis Really Means

What the Fentanyl Crisis Really Means center no-repeat;left top;; auto default Over the past few years, the Fentanyl Crisis has been making headlines for various reasons. The first being the overwhelming statistics that show since 2015, there has been over…

Press Release – 09-27-2018

Odd Squad Back on Track conference will tackle the tough issues of drug use ‘Back on Track’ conference set for October 19 Vancouver, B.C. – With marijuana legalization on the horizon and the fentanyl crisis continuing, the Odd Squad Production…

CBC News : ‘Odd Squad’ cops say prevention, not more harm reduction, needed for fentanyl crisis

“I don't support elements of harm reduction that are legalizers in sheep's clothing there,” says a retired police officer who served for many years on the Downtown Eastside. He's part of the Odd Squad, a group that works on drug abuse prevention. Read the original story on CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fentanyl-overdose-vancouver-odd-squad-1.3962727