Journalism
Work Samples
See below for a selection of my published work in various magazines and online publications.
The underlying causes of an escalating crisis
As a society we want to pathologize addiction without understanding why it happens
Better treatment for addiction?
Punishing users is ineffective. It’s time to look beyond jail and rehab centres
The urgency of a safe supply during COVID-19
Activists are calling the rising number of deaths in B.C. a political rather than a health crisis
The Canadian Government has invested in virtual mental health services, so why aren't we accessing them?
Interview: Centre College, Kentucky, USA
Dr. Rahim Mohamed and his political science students ask me about my addiction reporting in their course on the opioid crisis in the Appalachians.
January 27th, 2021
Interview: Unpacking The News podcast
André Goulet asks me about the root causes of addiction, drug policy, and today's media landscape.
October 17th, 2018
Interview: Track & Food podcast
Jamie Mah and Mickey Mcleod ask me about addiction in the food and beverage industry.
December 14th, 2018
Rosewood Conversations
Natural Wines Are Popping Up Everywhere
December 10th, 2019
Low-intervention producers are taking residence in Vancouver cafés.
The National Observer
November 27th, 2017
Why addiction isn't a pathology and how punishment is ineffective
Vancouver Observer
March 2nd, 2018
Deputy provincial health officer and VPD call for drug decriminalization
National Observer
June 17th, 2018
University of Victoria digital humanities lab expert on the privatization of knowledge
Ricochet
November 22nd, 2017
Angelina Jolie on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones
UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference, Vancouver
Ricochet
September 8th, 2016
Refugees as a shared international responsibility
UBC's Allard School of Law's Dean Catherine Dauvergne
Ricochet
January 26th, 2017
Author and professor Pietra Rivoli on trade agreements in a Trump Era
Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University
Vancouver Observer
February 17th, 2017
New research from emerging field of Historical Ecology on benefits of human-nature interaction
