By Martha A. Lavallie n a world where grabbing a drink is often the go-to social activity, there’s a growing group of individuals who are...
Mental health has long been treated as a private, almost shameful struggle: something to be whispered about, if acknowledged at all. In many societies, the dominant...
By Kara Gavin The chance to win a few dollars every time they pass a drug test, and the possibility of bigger prizes the longer...
By Keith Hamm – UC Santa Barbara From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes,...
This story was originally published by Michigan News and written by Kim North Shine. Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department...
The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and...
By Emily Gwun-Shun Lennon Kimberly Mitchell says she’s alive and contributing to her community thanks to the safer supply program at Parkdale Queen West Community...
Many patients with opioid use disorder experience mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, which can complicate treatment adherence and outcomes. April...
To express the ambient feeling that “things are getting worse,” there exists, of course, a meme. It plots iterations of a chart, and on its x-axis...
It was four o’clock in the morning and I was due at work in just a few short hours. I’d been smoking cocaine all night and...
