Canada's First Nations Crisis
- Episode aired Mar 31, 2012
- 30m
Addiction to prescription pain-killers is rife and it's devastating the fragile communities of northern Ontario. The drug - OxyContin - is widely abused in Canada, but on isolated First Nati... Read allAddiction to prescription pain-killers is rife and it's devastating the fragile communities of northern Ontario. The drug - OxyContin - is widely abused in Canada, but on isolated First Nations Indian reserves people talk of an epidemic. The Fort Hope reserve is one of the far fl... Read allAddiction to prescription pain-killers is rife and it's devastating the fragile communities of northern Ontario. The drug - OxyContin - is widely abused in Canada, but on isolated First Nations Indian reserves people talk of an epidemic. The Fort Hope reserve is one of the far flung isolated First Nations communities in northern Ontario. It's home to around 1200 peopl... Read all