drugs

Two activists gave away untainted heroin, cocaine and meth. They say they saved lives. The federal government says they’re drug traffickers.

Mushrooms worked magic on my mental health after a terminal diagnosis. More Canadians should have access to them.

Kali Sedgemore, a harm-reduction worker in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has seen its impact firsthand

The pandemic—and one very bad winter—have exposed long-standing gaps in Canada’s pharma supply. We can’t get caught off-guard again

Politics Insider for June 1: COVID-19 border restrictions to remain in place for another month; mandatory vaccine requirements drop off at Canada’s banks; criticism rains on Francois Legault

After a long exile from academia, researchers are now looking to psychedelics as promising solutions for addiction, depression, and PTSD

In the rush to legalize marijuana in Canada, medical experts are warning about weed’s alarming side, particularly for younger users

In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, at Ground Zero of the opioid crisis, once-controversial Insite is now just one small part of a tragic landscape

Canadians came together to mark International Overdose Awareness Day at a time when the opioid crisis is ravaging their communities

The author takes inspiration from The Sopranos, The Wire and—in his new book, The Force—hip-hop