In the News; Week Ended April 5th, 2026

 

A time-tested behavioral intervention brings new momentum to substance use treatment

Guess what? Rewards improve results.

St. Catharines HART Hub officially opens as Niagara’s sole safe injection site is set to close

Closing safe injection sites is controversial, but at least in St. Catharines the Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hub is actually open, unlike many Ontario towns where the HART hub is promised but not yet operational.

Four overdoses in 24 hours: Kelowna mom pleads for involuntary care for her son

“If the word involuntary is too hard for anybody to hear, call it something else. I don’t care. I don’t want my son to be in a state where he requires that level of care, but he is and they’re ignoring it. They are willfully ignoring it.”