The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Weed Edibles Will Still Get You High Despite THC Limits, Experts Say
June 27, 2019 | HuffPost Canada
Marijuana edibles will soon be legal for purchase in Canada, but if you’re an experienced user, new regulations might mean that you need more than a single package to feel the desired effects. “We think the regulations around edibles are going to be difficult to launch a product that consumers ...
Majority of 2018 Windsor-Essex opioid deaths occurred indoors, affected men
June 22, 2019 | CBC News (Windsor)
While naloxone can be used to reverse an opioid-related overdose, UBC postdoctoral fellow Geoff Bardwell says the drug is only effective if there’s someone else present who can administer it. Bardwell’s comments shed insight on preliminary numbers found on the Public Health Ontario website sou...
Alcohol main cause of substance-related deaths in hospital
June 13, 2019 | CBC News
Heavy drinking landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times — twice for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with alcohol to try and kill herself. “I had no recollection of either wanting to end my life or taking the pills to end my life,” the Victoria resident...
City council expected to debate policy preventing legal weed sales in DTES
June 11, 2019 | CTV News Vancouver
The debate on a motion proposing easier access for opioid alternatives in the city’s Downtown Eastside is expected to begin again Wednesday, when Vancouver city council meets to discuss policy and strategic priorities. Submitted by Coun. Rebecca Bligh in late May, the motion titled “Cannabis as ...
CBD oil as health treatment: We answer 5 questions about cannabidiol products
June 11, 2019 | CBC News (BC)
Products containing cannabidiol — better known as CBD oil — might seem pretty widespread these days. Evidence and research about some CBD products’ health claims, however, might be a little harder to find. CBC News looked into what experts are saying about CBD to answer five big questions…...
