The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
B.C. overdose deaths drop in June, more than 100 still dying each month
August 02, 2018 | The Globe and Mail
The latest overdose statistics in British Columbia show a dip in the number of suspected illicit drug deaths in June compared with the same month a year earlier, but the death toll remains high. More than 100 British Columbians are dying of overdoses each month, or more than three people every day, ...
Electric Love Offered Drug Testing At This Year’s Festival
August 01, 2018 | Dance Music Northwest
In an effort to catapult harm reduction methods to the forefront of electronic music culture, music festivals in Canada have begun offering drug checking to anyone who feels their drugs may have been tampered with. This practice kicked off at Bass Coast this year and has since been offered at Electr...
Le fentanyl est généralisé à Vancouver
August 01, 2018 | Agence QMI
Environ 90 % des opioïdes vendus dans la rue à Vancouver contenaient du fentanyl, selon une nouvelle étude de la Colombie-Britannique. Présentée mardi par le BC Centre on Substance Use, ce projet-pilote de six mois qui consistait à tester la drogue dans deux sites d’injection supervisée mon...
Can Weed Help You Sleep Better? The Truth About How Cannabis Affects Your Health
August 01, 2018 | Chatelaine
There’s a major lack of conclusive research on how cannabis actually affects the body, which has led to over-the-top claims, both pro and con. We asked experts to help clear the air....
Poisoned Drugs In British Columbia Behind The Recent 130 Overdoses In One Day Across The Province
August 01, 2018 | Health Thoroughfare
Recently, hospitals reported a record spike in overdoses across British Columbia in one day, which raised a lot of concerns among health authorities and province’s officials. Now, the BC Emergency Health Services believe that supply of poisoned drugs is behind the recent 130 overdoses in just one...