Meet one of the pushers behind the ongoing overdose-death crisis — Frank Smith, a 59-year-old aboriginal man injured in a 1989 skiing accident and recently a Downtown Eastside habitué

This isn’t another sad First Nations story — it’s a cautionary tale about how addiction triggered by chronic pain, a catalyst in this epidemic, can ruin the life of any Canadian. Smith is the eldest of 11 siblings raised in Carcross, Yukon, in a positive and supportive environment. He never experienced physical or sexual abuse or neglect. Read this article at The Vancouver Sun…