Opiates
Flea Shares His Struggle With Opioids In An Open Letter
The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist details his opiate addiction in an open letter for 'TIME.'
The Secret Lives of Functioning Heroin Users
"I use on a lunchtime at work, only a couple of lines or so, which I smoke in the handicap bathroom."
An 8-Year Opiate Addiction Fueled His Love for Games. Now, He's Quitting.
Games have helped (and hindered) Larry's addiction for nearly a decade, but he wants to be a better father, a better partner. He's just not sure what it means for his favorite hobby.
TV Presenter Tests Positive for Opiates After Eating Poppy Seed Bagels
The BBC’s Angela Rippon isn’t the first to fail a drug test due to poppy seed baked goods.
Canada just adopted a law protecting people who report drug overdoses
The Good Samaritan law, which provides legal protection for those who call 911 to report an overdose, comes as Canada grapples with an overdose crisis
How the Opioid Crisis is Challenging the Stigma of Heroin Use
Fentanyl is changing everything we thought we knew about drugs and who uses them.
Overdoses in Vancouver Have Reached Over 6,000 This Year—and It Isn’t Even Over Yet
Morgues in the city are now frequently reaching capacity due to fentanyl-related deaths.
Inside the Canadian court that handles drug crime differently
It’s one of the only courts of its kind in Canada and it's adopting an unorthodox approach to users and dealers.
I Tried Kratom, the Latest Drug the US Wants to Ban
While kratom is still legal in Canada, the person I bought it from said it's "not for human consumption." I tried it anyway.
Canada’s Opioid Crisis: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
The federal government is holding a conference for a "national dialogue" on the opioid crisis. It could do more harm than help.
What It’s Like Saving Lives on the Front Lines of Canada’s Opioid Crisis
"Within the last 12-month period, we're looking at over 1,000 overdoses requiring the use of naloxone," says one of the operators of North America's first supervised injection site.
Portrait of a Crisis
We talk to users at the heart of the opioid crisis in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.