The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Opioid victims’ families want a simple change. Why won’t the Liberals act?
March 29, 2019 | Maclean's
It’s been almost two years since John and Jennifer Hedican lost their 26-year-old son Ryan to fentanyl poisoning in 2017. Since then, the Courtenay, B.C. couple has watched with frustration as the death toll from the opioid epidemic has continued to rise. They are now enraged the federal governmen...
Study says B.C.’s housing policies mean drug users can be targeted for eviction
March 26, 2019 | National Post
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s housing policies are allowing landlords to evict drug users in Vancouver’s rooming houses and there’s little or no recourse for people to defend themselves against a practice that is often illegal and creates a risk of overdose, a new study says. The study by t...
Urgent need for improved treatment of alcohol withdrawal: B.C. study
March 24, 2019 | Osburn Oracle
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Centre on Substance Use says there‘s an urgent need to improve the treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal because too many patients are being admitted to hospital when they could be managed with outpatient services. The centre‘s medical director, Dr. Evan Wood, is the lead...
Cannabis Pharmaceuticals: Global Legitimacy Through Medical Cannabis Research Programs
March 24, 2019 | Investing News Network
Since the discovery of the human endocannabinoid system in the late 1980s (and its role in the regulation of physiological and cognitive processes including appetite, pain, mood and memory), medical researchers have been interested to learn more about the potential therapeutic effects of cannabis as...
New Vancouver detox centre serves as a reflection of how attitudes around substance abuse have evolved
March 22, 2019 | Globe and Mail
For all the chaos he experienced in some 30 years of drug addiction, Todd Kenneth’s lowest moment came when it was quiet, and he was alone. Until that point, Mr. Kenneth had interwoven the ravages of his drug use with scraps of a normal life: He worked a well-paying job. He had a bit of money. He ...
