Self-injury and Canadian Social Institutions
This morning during my commute I read an interesting article that was published yesterday in the Globe and Mail. The author, Margaret Wente, argues that the fentanyl epidemic in Canada (which is now killing 11 Canadians per day) is about more than just seeking for a high, its actually about the pain and trauma that exist in the lives of drug users. Following this, the author reflects upon the idea that the social institutions that we used to rely on in Canada are now under th