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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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New study finds medications to treat alcohol addiction underused
July 25, 2023
Read moreMedications for alcohol use disorder are underutilized in British Columbia, despite their safety and effectiveness, according to a new study published today in the journal
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New resource to help people with severe alcohol addiction
July 18, 2023
Read moreNew national guidance to help people with severe alcohol addiction has been published by the BC Centre on Substance Use in partnership with the Canadian
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Prescribed safer supply dispensing machine can facilitate access, reduce overdose risk: Study
May 14, 2023
Read moreDispensing pharmaceutical-grade opioids through a biometric dispensing machine can be an effective low-barrier model for the delivery of prescribed safer supply, according to research published
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Report: Youth voices on substance use provide recommendations to care providers in BC
December 8, 2022
Read moreYoung people who use substances, particularly those experiencing homelessness, face unique challenges accessing services and need tailored care, according to a new report. More than
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Patients may be at higher risk of overdose when opioid therapy for pain is discontinued
December 1, 2022
Read moreStudy suggests enhanced guidance for opioid prescribing needed to manage pain, reduce risk of overdose Discontinuing opioids prescribed for chronic pain was associated with increased
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Kelsall TS, DeBeck K, Cameron G, Gorbach P, Milloy MJ, Hayashi K Food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada Public Health Nutr PubMed
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Hayashi K, Kelsall TS, Shane C, Cui Z; Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users; Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Kerr T Police seizure of drugs without arrest among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, before provincial 'decriminalization' of simple possession: a cohort study Harm Reduct J PubMed
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Coulaud Pj, Débarre F, Bolduc N, Greyson D, Lazarus JV, Jauffret-Roustide M, Knight R Examining how young adults perceive, understand, and respond to SARS-CoV-2 variants in Canada and France: implications for public health preparedness efforts Disaster Med Public Health Prep PubMed
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Kennedy MC, Dong H, Tobias S, Buxton J, Lysyshyn M, Tupper K, Ti L Fentanyl concentration in drug checking samples and risk of overdose death in Vancouver, Canada Am J Prev Med PubMed
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Duncan K, Scheuermeyer F, Lane D, Ahamad K, Moe J, Dong K, Nolan S, Buxton J, Miles I, Johnson C, Christenson J, Whyte M, Daoust R, Garrod E, Badke K, Kestler A Patient opinion and acceptance of emergency department buprenorphine/naloxone to-go home initiation packs CJEM PubMed
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