Rejection of addictions centre puts women at risk: Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge Canada is a Winnipeg-based offshoot of an American charity that provides Christianity-based alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Last year, according to documents filed with Revenue Canada, Teen Challenge Canada had $ 4.7 million … Read more on Labradorian

Fontaine inquiry is necessary
Heather Mallick wrote a very powerful, scathing account of our treatment of aboriginal women. There was no need for her to malign the Toronto veterinarian who donated his expertise to help dogs in Attawapiskat. Her substitution of “dogs” for “children … Read more on Toronto Star

Experts call for opening of injection centres to cut number of overdose deaths
He added: “We need to invest in pathways for people to ensure there are routes from isolated, street-based drug use through to treatment, rehabilitation and aftercare. “Innovative approaches like drug consumption rooms have a place in that continuum … Read more on Irish Mirror

Where is the party tonight? Not in Kerala!
God's Own Country, which is India's biggest consumer of alcohol, will be liquor-free, if the government has its way. In a bid to make Kerala alcohol-free in the next 10 years, chief minister Oommen Chandy announced on Thursday the decision to shut down … Read more on Times of India