Amid an opioid crisis that has changed how many people in Canada think about drug policy, Canadian experts are trying to help Thailand and other countries in the region get ready for an epidemic
Foreign military attaches inspect drugs, vehicles, laboratory accessories and chemicals on display at a football field for invited journalists and military personnel in Kawnghka, at Shan State on March 6, 2020.When Pascal Tanguay found traces of fentanyl in a small batch of heroin in Bangkok last fall, he was appalled but not surprised – he had suspected that the deadly synthetic opioid was causing overdoses all across Southeast Asia for months.
“It’s not really a question of if there is going to be an Asian opioid crisis. It’s not even a question of when any more. It’s clearly here,” said Mr. Tanguay, who was born in Laval, Que., and has worked in the harm-reduction sector in Thailand for 16 years. His discovery of the drug in Bangkok came after a friend overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin during a community meeting.Amid an opioid crisis that has changed how many people in Canada think about drug policy, Mr.
“The forceful nature of how fentanyl hit North America so fast and so hard was very dramatic. … That really shocked everyone, including myself,” said Mr. Douglas, who was born in Port Perry, Ont. That experience has informed his urgency now. “It was actually kind of comical, because the lack of ability to communicate together really hampers co-operation as well,” he said.
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