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A man holds up a protest sign that says "Wake up we're dying."

The Pandemic Is Intensifying the Opioid Crisis

September 14, 2020September 17, 2020 - by Alexandra Harvey

Public health measures meant to contain COVID-19 have caused a spike in overdose-related deaths

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Health / May 2020

Why It’s So Hard to Legalize Recreational Drugs

April 28, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Jonah Brunet

Scientists believe that newly invented psychoactive substances might have untapped health benefits. Too bad none of us will ever get to try them

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Seeing Myself in My Mother’s Addiction

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Helen Knott

In our struggles with sobriety, my mom and I were each other’s reflections

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Opioids: A Public Health Crisis

Saying No to Drugs Isn’t an Answer to Addiction

August 29, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Carlyn Zwarenstein

Why one Ottawa doctor believes harm reduction is the most effective treatment for drug use

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Illustration by Vesna Asanovic

Wake and Bake

April 20, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Felix Vikhman

A psychotherapist details the rise of marijuana-induced psychosis among his clients

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Health / January/February 2016

The Last House before the Bridge

December 22, 2015April 7, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

What addicts need most

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Illustration by Alëna Skarina

Memoir / November 2014

Giving Up the Ghost

October 22, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Lynn Cunningham

When it comes to quitting smoking, you’re on your own

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