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.
The former BCCLA policy director maintains that authorities can turn the tide on the fentanyl crisis by offering people addicted to street drugs a regulated alternative.
Last month, the Straight reported that deaths inside social-housing sites appear to be on the rise; now, operators point to systemic challenges inherent in finding a balance between security and privacy and government rules that contradict one another.
A close look at fatalities in government-funded buildings across the Lower Mainland reveals deaths appear to be on the rise and, the Straight has learned, no one is counting them.
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