The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Comment: Debate about substance-use policy must be grounded in evidence
June 12, 2026 | Times Colonist
A commentary by the executive director of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use and adjunct professor for the school of nursing at UBC; a clinician scientist at the B.C. Centre on Substance Use, division head for Providence Health Care’s interdepartmental division of addiction and associate ...
Meet the ‘hit doctor’: Inside an informal network of drug users trying to stay alive
June 08, 2026 | CBC News
WARNING: This story discusses substance use and the toxic drug crisis. Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medica...
Overdose calls surge in Penticton as new tranquilizer emerges in drug supply
June 02, 2026 | CBC News
The fire chief of Penticton, B.C., says overdose calls have skyrocketed in recent months as a new drug has emerged in the small South Okanagan community. Last year, the fire department responded to 32 overdose calls in the first three months of the year. This year, it’s responded to 187 calls ...
Overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s downtown core not reopening: minister
May 27, 2026 | CBC News
B.C.’s health minister said Wednesday that an overdose prevention site (OPS) in Vancouver’s downtown core will not be proceeding, after backlash from the city’s mayor and business groups. The site, which was set to be the new location for an OPS that previously was in the Yaletow...
Opinion: Time to stop scapegoating overdose prevention sites
May 14, 2026 | Vancouver Sun
Last week, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) announced that it was going to reopen the Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site in a new location in downtown Vancouver. According to Dr. Patricia Daly, VCH’s chief medical officer, downtown Vancouver has the second highest rate of overdose deaths in all...
