Here's a collection of our coverage of addiction-related issues, including Vancouver and B.C.'s opioid and overdose crisis, mental-health issues, various forms of addiction (including smoking, alcohol, sex, and gambling), harm reduction, treatment and therapies, and more.
For further coverage about mental-health issues, visit this webpage.
On paper, it appears that Vancouver police are waging the war on drugs with a lot less enthusiasm these days. On the streets, however, drug users and legal advocates report it’s a different story.
Once addicted to drugs, the behavioral neuroscientist uses her own history with illicit substances to present a unique understanding of their effects on the brain.
People who use drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine say they understand why opioids receive so much attention, but argue they still deserve a say in drug-policy reform.
Researches with the B.C. Centre on Substance Use play a supportive role in the province's drug crisis, informing on-the-ground efforts and helping officials improve services for overdose prevention and response.
Crackdown presents opinions on illegal drugs that don’t often receive a place in mainstream conversations about Canada’s opioid epidemic, which now kills nearly 4,000 people each year.
Since the onset of B.C.'s opioid crisis, authorities have flooded Vancouver's streets with the overdose-antidote naloxone. Now one pharmaceutical company argues there's a superior formulation.
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