Photo by Acceptable at English Wikipedia, ‘Two 1 mg pills of Hydromorphone, prescribed to me after surgery.’ [Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons] By...
By Alexandra Keeler First responders say it is not overdoses that leave them feeling burned out—it is the endless cycle of calls they cannot meaningfully resolve...
By Alexandra Keeler These four personality traits are predictive of addiction. A new program is using this knowledge to prevent addiction from ever developing In classrooms...
By Alexandra Keeler Across Canada, mobile health models are increasingly being used to offer care to rural and underserved communities Saskatchewan has launched a small fleet...
By Alexandra Keeler B.C.’s push to replace coercive care with community models never took hold — and experts say province isn’t fixing that problem Two decades...
By Alexandra Keeler Nanaimo drug trafficker’s case is further evidence of safer supply diversion. But some sources say even diverted drugs reduce harm In early May,...
City Counsellor Ron Kerr’s Blue Hat Memorial Project at the Tyee Spit in Campbell River, B.C., April 2025. | Courtesy of Ron Kerr By Alexandra Keeler...
Cannabis products purchased in Ontario and B.C., including gummies, pre-rolled joints, chocolates and dried flower; April 11, 2025. [Photo credit: Alexandra Keeler] By Alexandra Keeler New...
By Alexandra Keeler A study links B.C.’s safer supply and decriminalization to more opioid hospitalizations, but experts note its limitations A new study says B.C.’s safer...
By Alexandra Keeler The move follows explosive revelations that more than 60 B.C. pharmacies were allegedly participating in a scheme to overbill the government under its safer supply...
