{"podcast":{"title":"Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast","slug":"under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252","podcast_index_feed_id":7022252,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66ecf454d4cef78b2b23d038","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aubrianna-snow","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66ecf454d4cef78b2b23d038/1750519452948-868387d4-92fd-41f5-9927-a175f85b1eda.jpeg","author":"Aubrianna Snow","episode_count":39,"summary":"Under the Mat is a dark history podcast uncovering the overlooked corners of our collective past, centring feminist and anti-violence perspectives to challenge how we remember. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 34: The Opioid Crisis in Canada","slug":"episode-34-the-opioid-crisis-in-canada","published_at":"2026-03-16T15:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252/episode-34-the-opioid-crisis-in-canada","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252","url":"https://shows.acast.com/under-the-mat/episodes/69b8277ecad04b6222c7cc01","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66ecf454d4cef78b2b23d038/e/69b8277ecad04b6222c7cc01/media.mp3","summary":"Bains, C. (2024). More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-young-people-1.7174098 Boynton, S. (2025). New Purdue opioid crisis settlement builds ‘momentum’ for Canada: B.C. AG. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/11247593/opioid-crisis-lawsuits-purdue-mckinsey-canada-bc-us/ CATIE. (2025). Reported drug toxicity deaths dropped in parts of Canada in 2024 – But what’s behind the numbers? https://www.catie.ca/prevention-in-focus/reported-drug-toxicity-deaths-dropped-in-parts-of-canada-in-2024-but-whats CBC News. (2025). Edmonton region hits all-time monthly peak in opioid-related deaths. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-drug-poisoning-opioid-1.7575814 Freeze, C. & Woo, A. (2026). Opioid deaths are declining. Five factors help explain why. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-opioid-deaths-have-declined-sharply-in-canada-these-five-factors-help/ Howlett, K. (2020). Canada’s Opioid Crisis. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadas-opioid-crisis Pugliese, K. (2025). Healing works, but First Nation opioid crisis isn’t stopping. APTN. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/healing-works-but-first-nation-opioid-crisis-isnt-stopping/ Uguen-Csenge, E., Ayres, S., & D’Souza, S. (2025). Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/opioid-overdose-crisis-street-drug-government-funding-9.6976562 Van Santvoort, A., Wilson, C., & Xiong, D. (2023). Adding up the billions of government dollars directed at Canada’s opioid crisis. Times Colonist. https://www.timescolonist.com/local-opioid-crisis-ne…","meta_description":"Bains, C. (2024). More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1518,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252/episodes/episode-34-the-opioid-crisis-in-canada/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252/episode-34-the-opioid-crisis-in-canada.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}