The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Can Methadone Lower Viral Loads?
December 26, 2018 | HivPlusMag.com
Opioid addiction is an ugly beast. Addicts will go to great lengths in search of the blissful release of dopamine. With access to prescription drugs like fentanyl (which is 100 times more potent than morphine), overdoses are becoming depressingly common. And getting off opioids is no cake walk. Phys...
How a groundbreaking opioid tablet program will work in Vancouver, where overdoses have killed hundreds
December 21, 2018 | The Star Vancouver
VANCOUVER—An opioid tablet distribution program starting Jan. 8 in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will be the first of its kind in the world, and the doctor behind the idea hopes it will save and change lives. “You’ll see someone stabilize over a matter of a few days, because you have elimina...
First in Canada drug program to launch in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
December 20, 2018 | Vancouver Courier
A program believed to be the first of its kind in Canada will launch in early January in the Downtown Eastside and allow 50 drug users to access a prescription painkiller tablet and inject it while in a monitored facility. Coco Culbertson, senior manager of programs for the PHS Community Services So...
Puff, Puff, Pass: Here’s How Cannabis Newbies Can Enjoy Holiday Parties
December 18, 2018 | Leafly
Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, eggnog won’t be the only treat passed around at holiday parties this season. There’s a good chance someone will pass you a joint. If you’re new to cannabis you should follow some tips to ensure you don’t make a decision you’ll end up regretting…...
Improve severe alcohol withdrawal treatment by training more doctors, B.C. study urges
August 28, 2018 | Star Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER—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 through outpatient services or by family doctors, says the lead author of a new study. Dr. Evan Wood, executive director of t...
