Drug addiction

CHARBONNEAU – Turn on, tune in, heal yourself – the return of psychedelics

September 16, 2021 // 1 Comment

WHEN I FIRST TRIED psychedelics in the 1970s, I wasn’t trying to heal myself. I was curious to find out how psychedelics, including LSD and “magic” mushrooms, could [Continue]

BEPPLE – Access to primary healthcare key to fighting drug addictions

September 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

YESTERDAY, AUGUST 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, was a time to pause and reflect on this other pandemic that has swept our city and our province. There were [Continue]

FORSETH – It’s past time to stop the scum who murder with drugs

May 4, 2021 // 10 Comments

THE TRAGEDY of hundreds of lives lost due to drugs, addictions, and a poisoned drug supply was reported on once again last week — but was anyone listening? Have we tuned [Continue]

KNOX – Some saw only the addict, others the man inside

March 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

WHAT WAS SHOCKING about Wayne Samson’s fall is that it came from such a height. One day he was a successful, middle-aged Victoria businessman — wife, kids, house, the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Would mandatory drug treatment help us get our streets back?

March 3, 2021 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANY VISIT TO THE DOWNTOWN or Tranquille Corridor these days can leave the impression we’re losing control of our streets. It’s part of [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Drug prohibition was a mistake but decriminalization not an answer

December 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE because of a half-baked idea from a century ago? It all started at the turn of the 20th century when concoctions of opium were commonly found [Continue]

GINTA – Ignoring a problem does not make it go away; it just makes it bigger

September 1, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT WAS INTERNATIONAL Overdose Awareness Day on Monday. It’s heartbreaking that we have one, but that’s a conversation for another day. For now, let’s think of everyone [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drug addiction requires bold action, not fuzzy language

July 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERYBODY HAS IDEAS about what to do about drug abuse. The Addiction Matters Kamloops group, for example, wants to remove the stigma around [Continue]

PETERS – Horgan’s verbal diarrhea on the overdose crisis a serious misstep

July 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

A DELEGATION TO KAMLOOPS COUNCIL this week emphasized the importance of minding our language when talking about addiction and substance use disorder. Two days later, it [Continue]

PETERS – 4,000 overdose deaths more than enough to prompt drastic action

March 6, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT’S ONE OF THE IRONIES of our society that one person’s death can trigger a swell of emotion, but 4,000 deaths don’t cause a ripple. B.C. just officially surpassed [Continue]