Brishti Basu 
BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation
Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched ...
Trudeau Promises Canada “Fentanyl Czar” to Avoid Trump Tariffs
In a successful bid to stave off impending tariffs from President Donald Trump, Canadian ...
Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment
British Columbia recently unveiled 26 publicly funded “substance-use treatment beds” in four communities across ...
More Unsanctioned OPC to Pop Up Outside Hospitals Across Canada
Two months after doctors in British Columbia set up a pair of unsanctioned overdose ...
Documents Show BC Scrapped OPC Plan at Hospitals Where Pop-Ups Ran
On November 18, the newly organized group Doctors for Safer Drug Policy set up ...
Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals
After two weeks in Royal Jubilee Hospital with a bad bout of pneumonia, Jared ...
Why Are Alcohol Use Disorder Meds Underprescribed in British Columbia?
Public health insurance in British Columbia covers some treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), ...
In BC Public Housing, Older Drug Users Denied Home Health Services
Inside supportive housing facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia, residents who use drugs reported that ...
“A Stable Foundation”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Suing Alberta for Safe Supply
There are many things that Ophelia Black, 22, would like to do. Going back ...
BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED
In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use ...
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