The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Involuntary addictions treatment: Here’s what experts want you to know before you vote
October 16, 2024 | The Discourse
Last month, The Discourse asked readers in the Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo and Comox Valley what they wanted local MLA candidates to address in the lead up to the B.C. election on Oct. 19. More than 350 readers responded to the survey. When asked what issues candidates should tackle, 69 per cent select...
How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats
October 14, 2024 | Think Global Health
Late in 2021, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the city’s Tenderloin district to enable a quick and coordinated response to the opioid overdose crisis—driven mostly by fentanyl—that was killing more than two people a day. The Tenderloin Center opened in ...
Toxic drug crisis platforms, explained
October 10, 2024 | The Ubyssey
Since the toxic drug crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2016, around 14,000 British Columbians have died due to unregulated drugs. In 2023, around 2,500 people died from unregulated drugs — according to the BC Coroners Service, this increase is largely due to drug toxicity. The Ub...
MDS Capstone Spotlight: BC Centre on Substance Use
October 08, 2024 | UBC Master of Data Science
Hear from Lianping Ti with the BC Centre on Substance Use, who talks about her organization’s capstone project with the MDS Vancouver program and about why they wanted to become a capstone partner. [Video]...
‘A plan to make a plan’: Experts speak out on B.C.’s involuntary care proposal
October 02, 2024 | Healthy Debate
In the midst of British Columbia’s provincial election, Premier David Eby has been accused of flip-flopping on involuntary care. During a September press event, Eby announced that the province would expand involuntary care for people with concurrent mental illness, acquired brain injuries and addi...
