EXCLUSIVE: In 2024, almost 80,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S., according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. North of the border, the situation is just as alarming.
In Canada in the past decade, more than 50,000 people have died of overdoses – a striking number given the much smaller size of its population compared to the U.S. The figures underscore the remarkable failure of the War on Drugs waged in both countries.
The new documentary Searching for Drug Peace, which is about to hold its world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto, explores this
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