Over the weekend a very moving and personal account about one mother’s struggle to get her young son treatment for his opioid addiction appear in the Vancouver Sun. In the article, written by Lori Culbert, Nicola DeSousa-Heide discussed how she felt hindered by the system when it came to getting her son, Christian, the help he desperately needed for his severe opioid addiction.

Guest: Nicola DeSousa- Heide, Christian’s mother

Guest: Antonio Heide, Christian’s stepfather