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How This Doctor's Letter Kicked Off America's Opioid and Heroin Crisis

How This Doctor’s Letter Kicked Off America’s Opioid and Heroin Crisis

“We believe that this citation pattern contributed to the North American … the risk of addiction associated with long-term opioid therapy,” Juurlink and …
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PHOTO ESSAY: The faces behind Vancouver’s overdose crisis

In 2014–15, Aaron Goodman documented three drug users participating in a … first heroin-assisted treatment research of its kind in North America.
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A tiny 100-word research article helped start the deadly opioid crisis, Canadian study shows

At the same time, addiction and overdose deaths have reached epidemic proportions, and what started as a medical phenomenon is now a thriving …
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Opioid prescriptions ‘drying up,’ doctor concerned where patients will turn

Bruce Hollett, divisional chief of family medicine, chronic pain and addiction at the … Four Canadian provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, …
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Fortney: Recovering addict gives back on cross-country cycling trek

Kyle Williams is preparing to cycle across Canada in support of drug and … a financial donation as he spreads the word about addiction awareness.
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