The BC Centre on Substance Use is a provincially networked organization with a mandate to develop, help implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to substance use and addiction.
Research
Leading an innovative multidisciplinary program of research, monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement activities to guide health system improvements in the area of substance use.
Education and Training
Strengthening addiction medicine education activities across disciplines, academic institutions and health authorities, and training the next generation of interdisciplinary leaders in addiction medicine.
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Evaluation of legal cannabis must be prioritized to protect public health: Researchers
June 19, 2017
Read moreLeading Canadian researchers call on federal government to prioritize research to maximize benefits and mitigate harms of legal cannabis Vancouver, BC [June 19, 2017]—A coalition
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BC Centre on Substance Use launches new online addiction training program
May 30, 2017
Read moreOnline Addiction Medicine Diploma will strengthen the provincial system of care for people struggling with substance use Vancouver, BC [May 30, 2017] — The BC Centre on Substance Use
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John Volken Academy commits $1,000,000 to support BC Centre on Substance Use
May 23, 2017
Read moreMay 23rd, 2017 (Coast Salish Territory – Vancouver, BC) – The John Volken Academy has committed $1,000,000 to support the British Columbia Centre on Substance
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B.C. researchers find that cannabis could help reduce crack cocaine use
May 16, 2017
Read moreResearch presented by BC Centre on Substance Use scientists at Harm Reduction International Conference in Montreal offers possible treatment for harmful crack cocaine use Vancouver,
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New Study Suggests That The War On Drugs Is A Leading Factor In HIV/AIDS Deaths And Infection Among People Who Use Injection Drugs
May 16, 2017
Read moreSystematic review of research finds laws and policies prohibiting drug use have a central role in undermining global HIV/AIDS efforts among people who inject drugs
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Landsberg A, Shannon K, Krüsi A, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Nosova E, Kerr T, Hayashi K Criminalizing Sex Work Clients and Rushed Negotiations among Sex Workers Who Use Drugs in a Canadian Setting. J Urban Health PubMed
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Knight R, Fast D, DeBeck K, Shoveller J, Small W "Getting out of downtown": a longitudinal study of how street-entrenched youth attempt to exit an inner city drug scene. BMC Public Health PubMed
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Fast D Dream homes and dead ends in the city: a photo essay experiment. Sociol Health Illn PubMed
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Socias E, Kerr T, Wood E, Dong H, Lake S, Hayashi K, DeBeck K, Montaner J, Milloy MJ, Jutras-Aswad D Intentional cannabis use to reduce crack cocaine use in a Canadian setting: A longitudinal analysis. Addict Behav PubMed
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Bozinoff N, Wood E, Dong H, Richardson L, Kerr T, DeBeck K Syringe Sharing Among a Prospective Cohort of Street-Involved Youth: Implications for Needle Distribution Programs. AIDS Behav PubMed
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