The city is gripped in an opioid crisis worse than America’s. Locals say overly liberal drug laws have sparked a catastrophe
“Hailey, are you okay? You have to communicate with me,” says Larry.
“Yes, I feel fine,” she replies.
“Okay, hold still.”
Eyes wide and hands trembling, Larry, 32, flicks the syringe’s needle before crouching over his friend and injecting a mixture of fentanyl and benzodiazepines into a prominent vein in her neck.
Car theft and drugs just two of the categories putting Canada on the world stage.
