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Ignoring the Evidence in Canada

Ignoring the Evidence in Canada

For those of us north of the border who are defending against the assault on pain … The most flagrant avoidance of evidence is by Health Canada, which … issued for an opioid carry a sticker and a leaflet warning of addiction risks.
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Nation Addictions Awareness Week Hosted in Swift Current

“Here in Canada, sadly, one out of ten people suffer from some type of addiction, and that could easily mean that a college, a neighbour, or even …
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How we can slow Central American migration

Net migration of Mexicans has been negative in recent years, but the … The election of a new Inter-American Development Bank president is set for 2020, … particularly among young people, in preventing and treating addiction.
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How dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction

Opening up to past trauma is difficult, but self-awareness is key to addressing issues that leave us vulnerableWhat ’s your poison, people sometimes ask, but Gabor Maté doesn’t want to ask what my poison is, he wants to ask how it makes me feel. Whatever it is I’m addicted to, or ever have been addicted to, it’s not what it is but what it does – to me, to you, to anyone. He believes tha
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Located on a drug-trafficking route, this rehab clinic lets addicts shoot up

Clean needles and condoms are offered at this drop-in clinic. It is the first in West Africa running a free opioid substitution service. (Source: CNN.com – Health)
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