Brishti reports on health care, drug policy, mental health, policing, race, sexual violence and the intersections between them. She was a finalist for several prestigious national and provincial awards for her work as a Capital Daily staff reporter. Her freelance reporting has been published in publications such as VICE, the Tyee, the Narwhal, National Geographic and BBC Future. She’s based in Victoria, Canada.
Inside supportive housing facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia, residents who use drugs reported that publicly funded health care services were…
There are many things that Ophelia Black, 22, would like to do. Going back to school, building a career and…
In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use drugs and had either been discharged…
People with opioid use disorder in Alberta can no longer pick up safe supply medications like hydromorphone from pharmacies, following…
For the first time, clinical researchers have provided long-acting HIV treatment to people who had not previously completed a higher-barrier…