A precedent-setting study done by the Canadian Medical Association says that the number of prescription opioid overdose deaths has doubled in Ontario, most of the drugs were prescribed and ⅔ of overdose victims had seen a doctor within 1 month of the overdose. Teen Challenge responds. Read More...

The female addict is different from the male addict in many ways. You see photos of current students, male and female and see the same vacant and angry expressions on their faces. But there are key factors that make the journey to getting clean different for the female addict than the male addict. Teen Challenge GTA Women’s centre exists to meet this need. Read More...

Ottawa plans to take the fight against Insite to the Supreme Court of Canada. With similar safe injections sites being considered in Toronto, Ottawa and other cities, this decision could usher in big change in addiction treatment in Canada. Teen Challenge responds. Read More...

With the price of cocaine doubling over the last 3 years, Hamilton Police report that teens are turning to ketamine instead, a club drug that costs ⅓ of cocaine. Teen Challenge responds… Read More...

The heroin in the UK is tainted with anthrax, it’s suspected in the country of origin, and several people have died. Now a Times article outlines a threat with tainted cocaine here in North America. Read More...

We read about seizures of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana all the time. But have you heard of khat? A recent National Post article reported that khat is most commonly seized drug at airports in Canada. Teen Challenge responds. Read More...