Supporting
academic institutions research and discover alternatives to prescribing various medications such as opioids and benzodiazepines.
Funding
charitable organizations in Canada who work and help those suffering from mental and physical health issues that have led to a drug addiction.
What We do
The foundation goals include
Conducting Research
Conduct research on CBD, other cannabinoids, psychedelics and other complementary medicines that can be used as an alternative to currently prescribed medications.
Addressing Issues
Address the clear and present opioid and drug addiction crisis in Canada and beyond.
Latest News
Prescribed opioids in the ER? You may be getting too many pills, study suggests
What happens after Canadian patients are prescribed addictive opioids in the emergency department for short-term pain? The answer from a new study is being called an “eye opener.”
Opioid deaths in Toronto up sharply over pre-pandemic numbers
The opioid crisis claimed more than 520 lives in Toronto last year, a grim figure that public health officials blamed on an unregulated drug supply increasingly contaminated with toxic substances.
Opioids responsible for one in every four deaths among young adults
The drug-toxicity crisis has killed more than 40,000 people in the past eight years nationwide, with the Public Health Agency of Canada estimating that an average of 22 people died of opioid overdoses each day in 2023.