Is it because males are more likely to isolate themselves?
Is it because men, to deal with their suffering, are more inclined to consume alcohol and other drugs?
Is it because men, who do the most dangerous jobs, are much more likely to be seriously injured at work and to take opioids to kill the pain?
Dr. Paul Gross is among those who want to get to the bottom of why 15 of the 60 regular members of Vancouver’s Dude’s Club have in the past year died of fentanyl and other opioid overdoses.