The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Drug Experts on Jordan Peterson Seeking Treatment in Russia for Benzo Dependence
February 13, 2020 | VICE
While revealing that her famous father is physically dependent on benzodiazepines, Jordan Peterson’s daughter Mikhaila delivered a stinging rebuke of doctors in “the West.” But drug policy experts say some of her claims are dangerous and don’t appear to be evidence-based. In a pair of articl...
Why small changes to the language around addiction are so enormously important
February 09, 2020 | CBC News
One of my patients recently refused to go to the hospital for a life-threatening infection, stating “I don’t want to go to [this hospital] because they treat me like I’m just an addict there.” She is a loving mother of four and proud grandparent of three. She is a resilient survivor of int...
Fatal overdoses are down—possibly because so many B.C. drug users have already died
February 05, 2020 | Georgia Straight
Through 1997, Vancouver authorities met regularly in response to an unprecedented outbreak of HIV/AIDS. The virus had killed 877 people in the city of Vancouver over the preceding five years, plus another 555 across British Columbia. A budding Downtown Eastside activist named Ann Livingston atten...
Taking root: How Canada’s first student recovery community is growing at UBC
January 28, 2020 | The Ubyssey
For years, third-year PhD student Sara Fudjack struggled with alcohol use. Fudjack’s drinking began in college the same way it often does for other students: at parties or bars or clubs, where alcohol was a common crutch for young people looking to socialize. But she had trouble stopping — somet...
People knowingly take fentanyl so make policy changes to reduce harm: B.C. study
January 24, 2020 | CTV News - Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER — A study suggests illicit drug users in British Columbia are knowingly using the potentially deadly opioid fentanyl so making them aware of its presence in the drug supply isn’t enough. The study by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the University of British Columbia calls for pol...
