The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:15:06 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Parish lends a hand with BellevilleöÏÓãÊÓƵapp drug crisis /item/36443-parish-lends-a-hand-with-belleville-s-drug-crisis /item/36443-parish-lends-a-hand-with-belleville-s-drug-crisis

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Belleville, Ont., is just a short walk from where a spate of Feb. 6-7 drug overdoses provoked Mayor Neil Ellis to issue a state of emergency for the small town in Eastern Ontario.

]]> afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:26:15 -0500 Faith and reality confront addiction /features/arts/item/35521-faith-and-reality-confront-addiction /features/arts/item/35521-faith-and-reality-confront-addiction

Lay-chaplain Michael Buhler sees the effects of addiction each day on the rough downtown streets of Timmins, Ont.

]]> avecchiato@catholicregister.org (Angelica Vecchiato, Register Correspondent) Arts News Wed, 10 May 2023 14:50:44 -0400 Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath /opinion/columnists/item/28936-peter-stockland-at-overdose-prevention-centre-success-is-measured-by-every-breath /opinion/columnists/item/28936-peter-stockland-at-overdose-prevention-centre-success-is-measured-by-every-breath

On a recent Saturday morning visit to VancouveröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Downtown Eastside, a person mummy-wrapped in a dragonfly blue blanket lay motionless a few feet from the corner of Hastings and Main. 

]]> peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Register Columnists Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:05:57 -0500 Opioids in high schools on the rise /item/26645-opioids-in-high-schools-on-the-rise /item/26645-opioids-in-high-schools-on-the-rise Ontario teens are drinking and smoking less than previous generations, but a survey shows another dangerous substance is quickly raising alarm bells: fentanyl.
]]> mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:17:49 -0500 Faith offers a path for recovery from drug addiction /item/24441-faith-offers-a-path-for-recovery-from-drug-addiction /item/24441-faith-offers-a-path-for-recovery-from-drug-addiction

When Max began sticking a needle into his arm to escape emotional discomfort last summer, he knew his addiction to opioids had crossed a line and only faith in a higher power could bring him back.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:00:00 -0500