Ian Mulgrew: Mandatory minimum sentence for B.C.'s fentanyl dealers simply isn't working

Credit to Author: Ian Mulgrew| Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:41:29 +0000

Opinion: This sentencing guideline has been unjust and doesn’t make the public safer. Addiction is not a moral choice but about individuals seeking relief — be it physical, mental, emotional or spiritual pain

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Conversations That Matter: The Last High

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:38 +0000

The Last High, by Dr. Daniel Kalla, “explores the perfect storm of greed, addiction, and crime behind the malignant spread of fentanyl, a deadly drug that is killing people faster than any known epidemic.” Kalla knows all too well the deadly consequences of an affliction that has been pushed out of the headlines while the […]

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Conversations That Matter: The Last High

Credit to Author: Massey Padgham| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:00:38 +0000

The Last High, by Dr. Daniel Kalla, “explores the perfect storm of greed, addiction, and crime behind the malignant spread of fentanyl, a deadly drug that is killing people faster than any known epidemic.” Kalla knows all too well the deadly consequences of an affliction that has been pushed out of the headlines while the […]

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Daphne Bramham: Are public policy-makers making B.C.'s drug crisis worse?

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:24:32 +0000

Opinion: There’s no evidence that B.C.’s ‘safer supply’ of drugs to addicts outside a clinical setting is working. Could it be making things worse?

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Daphne Bramham: Crucial talk of validity of opioid safe supply falling on deaf ears

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 23:45:40 +0000

Opinion: Safe supply advocates say providing prescription drugs would solve Canada’s opioid overdose crisis. But Alberta policy-makers ask for proof.

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