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Sublocade, a powerful medication to treat opioid addiction, is poised to become more accessible. But rapid access is only part of the solution.

CAA Comment

The Canadians are leading the way in dealing with the illicit drug issue with further information about new drugs that can remove the cravings for opioids. We all recognise that the addiction extends past the cravings for a high and includes behavioural addictions like wanting to meet with like-minded people (friends?), the drug culture.

This part of the drug culture is harder to address in many ways than the addiction to the drug of choice. This is where the Police come to the fore. Police who focus on street-level interactions between addicts must be the priority and, in many ways, is more important than targeting the Mr Bigs in the industry. Targeting street-level addicts will ...