By Alexandra Keeler Nanaimo, a city of approximately 100,000 situated on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, has become a focal point in B.C.’s drug crisis....
Gregory Sword fights back tears during his testimony at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health meeting ‘Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis in Canada’...
From Break The Needle @breaktheneedle By Alexandra Keeler The BC NDP and Conservatives have both pledged to introduce involuntary care for addicts as they contend for voter...
Greg Sword and his now-deceased daughter, Kamilah Sword. News release from Break The Needle By Alexandra Keeler B.C. parents say the province’s safer supply program and legal treatment...
News release from Break The Needle By Alexandra Keeler Public disorder and open drug use raise concerns in picturesque mountain-rimmed town. “Just the other night, we had an...
A photo of the South Riverdale neighbourhood. (Photo credit: Andrea Nickel) News release from Break The Needle By Alexandra Keeler Ontario’s decision to close safe consumption...
Break The Needle By Alexandra Keeler A recent report calls on the newly-created Canada’s Drug Agency to implement a strategy to improve prescription medication practices As...
Break The Needle By Alexandra Keeler The launch of Alberta’s Centre of Recovery Excellence comes as Ontario and Saskatchewan also shift to recovery-oriented models This fall,...
