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Elliot, an alcoholic, asked his parole officer for help. She sent him back to prisonGlobal News documents one man's life in and out of prison, watching him wrestle with addiction in a system experts say isn't well equipped to support him.CanadaFeb 21, 2020
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How Trevor died: Why prison offers a ‘golden opportunity’ to help solve the opioid crisisCanadians who want to address the opioid crisis should pay attention to what’s happening in our prisons, says one expert.PoliticsOct 18, 2019
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‘Unintended consequences’: Why taking patients off opioids quickly can be dangerousNew opioid-prescribing guidelines are often misinterpreted by doctors, experts say, causing patients harm.HealthOct 13, 2019
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‘The largest health crisis of our generation’: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisisMore than 11,000 people have died of drug overdoses across Canada since 2016.PoliticsSep 16, 2019
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Southern Alberta woman detoxing from drug addiction delivers healthy babyKatherine Holy White Man is a single woman trying to get off drugs at the Blood Tribe detox centre in Standoff, Alta.FeaturesAug 30, 2019
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Calgary families share stories of struggling to get help for addictionsA group of Albertans who have been directly impacted by addictions met with the province’s associate minister of mental health and addictions in Calgary on Friday.HealthAug 30, 2019
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‘Manipulating physicians’: How drug reps pitch your docDrug reps are swaying the prescribing habits of Canadian doctors — and their patients are often unaware.HealthAug 5, 2019
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‘Not in My Backyard’: How NIMBYism impacts access to vital support servicesHow do you balance harm reduction needs and people’s concerns about having those services close to home?HealthAug 4, 2019
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Inside an Ontario fentanyl trafficking ring involving a doctor and a pharmacistThe trafficking ring involved thousands of fentanyl patches and spanned from Toronto to Sudbury.Jul 30, 2019
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Doctor-prescribed addiction: How these Canadians got hooked on opioids"I had a fentanyl patch on my left arm, I was taking 20 Percocets a day, and 160 milligrams OxyContin at the same time."CanadaJul 29, 2019
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