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Inside B.C.'s Addiction Treatment Facilities

The Boom of B.C. Addiction Treatment

In a province famous for its drug culture, it should come as no surprise that there are more  addiction treatment providers in B.C. than anywhere else in Canada.  What is surprising: how little is known about these facilities  and whether their treatments actually work .

This Month's Features

"Family Man," by David Jordan | Jason McLean: Successful CEO, VBOT chair, former adviser to Jean Chretien – and only 36

"Raising Arizona," by Matt O'Grady | Oh, there's much more than golf and time-shares linking B.C. and Arizona.

"Water into Wine," by Remy Scalza | Is wine-fuelled tourism threatening water security in the South Okanagan?

"Style Counsel," by Lucy Hyslop | Vancouver's daring interior designers are winning worldwide fame

"Developing with the Stars," by Jim Sutherland | B.C. celebs are putting savings and reputations on the line in risky real estate ventures

from the archives

Vancouver's Ismailis: Who are these modern-thinking Muslims, and where did they get their Midas touch?

Geordie Rose of D-Wave | What is a $70-million quantum computer, and what can it do?

The Gen Y Guide: Who are these twenty-somethings, what do they want, and how do we find the good ones?

Sex in Vancouver: A peek inside a juggernaut industry in the city: prostitution

Darryl Murphy just wanted to fly planes. Instead, he built his own – and he can show you how

quote of the week

"It's the US South, where, typically, a 2000-calorie breakfast is followed by a few burgers and a gallon of pop at smoke break time."

Tony Wanless, on "Business Stories That Confuse Me"