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Drugs
Canadian Prisoners Win Battle to Access Methadone
The change in policy comes just as British Columbia announced a public health emergency due to drug overdose deaths.
Garth Mullins
4.18.16
Drugs
Locked Up and Dope Sick: Canadian Prisoners Fight for Addiction Treatment
British Columbia prisoners are taking their jailers to court to fight for access to methadone and Suboxone.
Garth Mullins
3.18.16
Drugs
Is BC’s New Methadone Leading Some Patients Back to Heroin?
After BC’s 15,000 methadone patients were switched to a new form of the medication called Methadose, complaints rolled in stating the doses did not last long enough. Now some patients say its forcing them to self-medicate with heroin.
Garth Mullins, with files from Lisa Hale
6.19.14

Drugs
There Are Crack-Pipe Vending Machines in Vancouver
Thanks to Portland Hotel Society, a nonprofit that provides services to people with mental-health and addiction issues, there are two crack-pipe vending machines in Vancouver.
Garth Mullins
2.8.14