Opioids

PETERS – We need a new approach to drug trade before more bystanders die

February 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

ALMOST EXACTLY A MONTH AGO, we asked in this space why we can’t have a nice, peaceful drug trade. This was just a few days after a double homicide RCMP told us was [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Half willing to look at decriminalization of all drugs

February 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Percentage saying opioid issue is serious or a crisis in their community has risen over past year By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE Feb. 15, 2019 – With the number of opioid related [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Three profiles of B.C. opioid users over 139 years

October 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE FISH-BOWL LIVES of drug users on the streets of downtown East Vancouver provides an easy, but distorted, window to drug use. That picture is as distorted now as it was [Continue]

HEALTH – Turning the tide on the harm of opioids

April 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Doctors must discuss pain management options with patients and not jump to the prescription pad for a quick fix By Dr. WENDY LEVINSON and Dr. LAURENT MARCOUX [Continue]