Fast-forward to today: Cull, 31, is halfway through his second bike ride across Canada to raise awareness about opioid addiction. It is one of the few drugs approved for treatment of opioid addiction in Canada. Cull’s most recent ride — which saw him stop at Union Station on Tuesday to talk about the opioid crisis in Canada — has not been easy. “It’s hard, for a lot of people at least, to talk about the worst part of their entire life. Activists and outreach workers have criticized the provincial and federal governments for not doing enough to curb such deaths.

Source: thestar July 13, 2016 01:07 UTC