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.
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Leading an innovative multidisciplinary program of research, monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement activities to guide health system improvements in the area of substance use.
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Provincial guidelines for injectable opioid treatments released
October 11, 2017
Read moreNew guidelines from BC Centre on Substance Use provide evidence-based recommendations for hydromorphone and prescription heroin Vancouver, BC [October 11, 2017] – The BC Centre
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New research shows ayahuasca has potential for healing eating disorders
September 12, 2017
Read moreStudy participants reported a reduction and cessation of eating disorder symptoms after drinking ayahuasca. Researchers who led study say findings promising, call for more research in
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BC Centre on Substance Use releases new provincial guidelines for operating supervised consumption services
August 11, 2017
Read moreGuidelines provide recommendations and best practices for the establishment and operation of supervised consumption services Vancouver, BC [August 11, 2017] — The BC Centre on
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BC Centre of Substance Use researcher awarded CIHR Foundation Grant
August 8, 2017
Read moreLindsey Richardson will investigate strategies to reduce health harms and illicit drug use of vulnerable and marginalized drug users Vancouver, BC [August 8, 2017] –
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BC Centre on Substance Use launches new training program for opioid treatment prescribers
August 2, 2017
Read moreThe Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program will train health professionals in best practices for prescribing methadone and other opioid agonist treatments Vancouver, BC [August
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Ickowicz S, Wood E, Dong H, Small W, Kerr T, Montaner J, Milloy MJ, Nguyen P Association between public injecting and drug-related harm among HIV-positive people who use injection drugs in a Canadian setting: A longitudinal analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend PubMed
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Gonzalez-Serna A, Hayashi K, Ajaykumar A, Gadawski I, Muí±oz-Ferníçndez MA, Harrigan P, CíÇtí© H Rapid Decrease in Peripheral Blood Mononucleated Cell Telomere Length After HIV Seroconversion, but Not HCV Seroconversion. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. PubMed
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Voon P, Karamouzian M, Kerr T Chronic pain and opioid misuse: a review of reviews. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy PubMed
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Hadland SE, Wood E, Nosova E, Kerr T, DeBeck K Cessation of Injecting and Preceding Drug Use Patterns Among a Prospective Cohort of Street-Involved Youth. J Adolesc Health PubMed
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Nolan S, Dong H, Hayashi K, Milloy MJ, Kerr T, Montaner J, Wood E, Buxton J, Dobrer S Awareness, possession and use of take home naloxone among illicit drug users in a Canadian setting Public Health Rep ResearchGate
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