Vancouver Needs a Real Plan for Homeless Youth | The Tyee

It could break cycles and change lives. Here’s how to do it.

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BC Updates Its Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Guidelines | The Tyee

The province’s new clinical protocols offer more flexibility for medications, doses and patient access.

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Making It Easier to Talk about Drinking Too Much | The Tyee

Stigma stops patients and doctors from discussing alcohol use disorder, say authors of a guide on how to change that.

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Changing ‘Welfare Wednesday’ Could Save Lives. Why Haven’t We Done It? | The Tyee

Overdose deaths spike after cheque day, but policymakers fear unintended consequences of changes.

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How Ramping Up Drug Testing Could Save Lives | The Tyee

Knowledge helps people make informed choices. But current services have to choose between speed, affordability, accuracy and availability.

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Study Shows Selling Tested Drugs Saves Lives | The Tyee

Run by a compassion club, the initiative helps people avoid overdose by letting them know exactly what they’re taking.

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Insite Is Turning 20 | The Tyee

North America’s first legal supervised consumption site has welcomed 4 million people and reversed 17,000 overdoses.

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You’ve Been Evacuated. How to Take Care of Your Health | The Tyee

And how to stay safe in the smoke. A Tyee explainer.

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‘This Is a Life or Death Facility and It Needs to Operate’ | The Tyee

Vancouver isn’t renewing the lease for a downtown overdose prevention site, despite the neighbourhood’s high rate of toxic drug deaths.

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The State of Safe Supply | The Tyee

How is an effort to counter tainted drugs working? A Tyee explainer.

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