Opinion: Digging into the numbers behind Toronto’s recent drop in opioid deaths Featuring: Dr. Dan Werb, Karen McDonald, Toronto Star, September 5, 2025
‘It’s scary’: Toronto’s drug checking program ‘dismantled’ by consumption site closures Featuring: Karen McDonald, Toronto Today, May 20, 2025
Drug checking in Toronto could be significantly impacted by closure of supervised consumption sites Featuring: Karen McDonald, CTV News, September 7, 2024
Surge in fatal suspected overdoses as potent synthetic opioids found in unregulated drug supply: TPH Featuring: Karen McDonald, CBC News, March 19, 2024
‘We want to keep people alive’: Outreach workers call for tools to combat toxic new street drugs Featuring: Karen McDonald, CBC News, December 14, 2023
‘We are so incredibly relieved’: Toronto’s drug checking pilot gets greenlight to expand Featuring: Dr. Tara Gomes, Karen McDonald, CBC, November 3, 2023
Health Canada funds 2 key drug checking projects at St. Michael’s Hospital Featuring: Dr. Dan Werb, Karen McDonald, Unity Health Toronto, November 1, 2023
Health Canada announces more than $21 million to support community-based organization who are helping address harms related to substance use Featuring: Karen McDonald, Health Canada, October 30, 2023
