Wokeness is killing Vancouver
LEE HARDING: Drug overdose deaths approaching 2,000 annually
Tag: Drug abuse
Hunter Biden’s art career can’t help but ensnare his father
MICHAEL TAUBE: The paintings are mediocre, and likely wouldn’t be noticed if it wasn’t for his famous father Joe Biden and political pedigree ($)
The war on drugs is costly and off-target
ANIL ANAND: A report on drug abuse released by police chiefs is less about reducing drug abuse and more about protecting police budgets and jobs
Why COVID-19 could make the overdose epidemic worse
HEALTH: Social isolation can be deadly for people struggling with addictions, says University of Alberta expert
Not all hallucinations or delusions are caused by mental illness
DR. PAUL LATIMER: Psychotic episodes can occur for a variety of reasons, not all of them having to do with mental illness (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
The sad reality of teen mothers who give birth in care
ELIZABETH WALL-WIELER: A much greater emphasis needs to be put on dual placements – whenever possible, mothers and children should be placed together
More isn’t always better when it comes to prescription medications
KAREN BORN and WENDY LEVINSON: By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse (FREE membership content)
The war on drugs must be fought at addiction’s social roots
ANIL ANAND: The answer to addiction will not be found in the industries of incarceration and prescription
Constraining pain medication will only worsen drug problem
ROSLYN KUNIN: Limiting access to alcohol led to chaos during the Prohibition. Will constraining opioids do the same? ($$)
Opioids are killing Canadians in the thousands
Abstinence-based treatment is ineffective. We need to invest heavily in harm reduction strategies
Cannabis legalization missteps leave little faith for solving opioid crisis
The delays, mistakes and outright incompetence related to cannabis legalization suggest we won’t be able to manage opioid use (FREE)
Marijuana’s medical attributes vastly overstated
Pot’s benefits have been overstated by political advocates and scientists, whose bias may have tainted research results (FREE)
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