‘If you were to try and understand 12-step culture just by looking at what was written in the 1930s, you’re not going to really understand what 12-step culture is,’ says ethnographer Wendy Dossett.

Last month, while more than five people were dying every day in B.C. because of toxic street drugs, the provincial government announced new funding for 100 addiction treatment and recovery beds across ...

Recovery resources are disproportionately concentrated in urban centers. Surrounding communities like Oak Ridge face the same addiction pressures.

Gemma Higgins was 19 years old when she overdosed inside her locked room at a B.C. addiction treatment facility in 2017. She died alone and wasn't found for 12 hours. Her mom, Karma LeRoux, says ...

The personal story of a North Vancouver addictions therapist who himself battled alcoholism until he was homeless on the Downtown Eastside is the subject of a CBC TV documentary airing this Thursday.

Last month, while more than five people were dying every day in B.C. because of toxic street drugs, the provincial government announced new funding for 100 addiction treatment and recovery beds across ...