28-10-2018 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com

'It’s an epidemic': Inexpensive crystal meth eclipsing opioids on the Prairies

Police are dealing with a prairie fire of methamphetamine use which is rapidly overtaking fentanyl as the drug of choice for many.
Opioid use continues to be a public-health crisis with just under 4,000 deaths across Canada in 2017 and over 3,000 in 2016.
But officers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta say they’re worried about crystal meth as a narcotic of choice.
Various drugs including meth are on displayed in Saskatoon after a bust on May 31, 2018. Police forces are dealing with a P
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