Break the Needle
follows journalist Adam Zivo as he engages with experts and frontline voices to unpack Canada’s growing drug and crime crisis. Through candid, evidence-driven conversations, the series explores the roots of addiction, the shortcomings of current policies, and what it will take to create real change.
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Meet The Host
ADAM ZIVO
Adam Zivo is a multifaceted Canadian journalist, social entrepreneur, and content creator. He serves as the director of the Canadian Centre for Responsible Drug Policy and writes weekly columns for the National Post, where he tackles pressing issues such as drug policy, crime, geopolitics, and LGBTQ+ affairs.
Zivo previously founded and directed LoveisLoveisLove, an LGBTQ+ arts campaign recognized as one of the largest such projects in Canada. Through photo installations and civic engagement initiatives, the campaign has reached over half a million people and even earned him the chance to advise the Canadian Armed Forces on LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Beyond his community work, Adam contributes foreign policy and geopolitical analysis through his involvement with the NATO Association of Canada (NAOC), where he has authored journalistic pieces and executed strategic development partnerships