145 The Truth About Canada's Opioid Crisis—Part 3

<p>[ Part 3 of 3 ] The truth about Canada’s Opioid Crisis is complicated and multi-faceted, but many experts in the field are clear about what’s going wrong.</p><p>In this final part, we'll explore the evidence and data, and delve into what addiction is and where it originates.</p><p>We'll look at what grief-stricken families are saying about Canada's slow and limited response to the opioid crisis—and what they are demanding be done instead.</p><p>Finally, we’ll circle back to Mary Breen for her reflections on the sentencing hearing for the young man convicted of selling her daughter Sophie the fentanyl that killed her.</p><br><p><strong>Resources for those affected by the Opioid Crisis:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.momsstoptheharm.com/provincial-resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Provincial Resources - Moms Stop the Harm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ccsa.ca/opioid-resources" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opioid Resources - Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/opioids.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About Opioids - Canada.ca</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>More info:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://secondstorypress.ca/adult/anykindofluckatall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Any Kind of Luck at All</a> a memoir by Mary Fairhurst Breen (Sophie Breen's mother)</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Overdose-Heartbreak-Canadas-Opioid-Crisis/dp/0735237867" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis</a> by Benjamin Perrin</li><li><a href="https://benjaminperrin.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial</a>&nbsp;by Benjamin Perrin</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Canadian True Crime donates monthly to help those facing injustice.</strong></p><p>In honour of August 31, International Overdose Awareness day, we’ve donated to <a href="https://www.momsstopt