The signs of trauma have been unmistakable for years: the obesity, the bombast, the bellicose defensiveness, the need to project a larger-than-life persona as compensation for low self-esteem.
A Letter to Canada’s Minister of Disease?
15
Oct
Dear Rona Ambrose, As a member of the federal government, you are currently titled Canada’s Health Minister. I question the accuracy of that nomenclature. You have recently taken it upon yourself to void a decision by Health Canada, the public agency granted the task of supervising health practices in this country.
A Celebrity Death, Addiction, and the Media
12
Aug
It is always big news when a celebrity is stricken dead by a substance overdose. What never makes the news is why such tragedies surrou...
The Naomi Project – It’s No Fix, But It’s The Best We Can Do For Addicts
15
May
The official U.S. response to the free heroin trial about to begin in Vancouver is predictably negative. A spokesman for John Walters, ...
Our Strange Indifference To Aboriginal Addiction
15
Oct
Marlene, a 46-year old native woman, sat in my office last week, slumped on her chair, blinking away her tears. I’d just shared the new...