The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Nearly all drugs sold as heroin in Vancouver contain fentanyl, study finds
July 31, 2018 | The Globe & Mail
More than 80 per cent of drugs sold as heroin on the streets of Vancouver don’t contain any heroin at all, while nearly all of them contain the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to the findings of a pilot project led by the B.C. Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)....
130 overdoses in one day has B.C. premier, addiction expert sounding alarm
July 31, 2018 | Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA — One of British Columbia’s top addiction experts joined Premier John Horgan Monday in calling for increased efforts to fight the ravages of illegal drug use after a report of 130 overdoses in one day last week. Horgan said he’s thankful there were no deaths from any of the overdoses ...
Controlling dosages of drugs like THC is key to the experience of cannabis consumption, says Canadian company
July 31, 2018 | StarMetro Vancouver
VANCOUVER—With cannabis legalization just around the corner, one Canadian company is calling for the inclusion of cannabis concentrates in Bill C-45, the so-called “Cannabis Act.” Josh Campbell, president of cannabis company Dosist Canada, says in omitting concentrates from legalization, consu...
Vancouver health authorities urge 2018 Pride partiers to test their drugs for fentanyl
July 30, 2018 | Georgia Straight
The 2018 Pride season is upon us. Where there’s Pride, there’s always a party. Where there’s a party, there’s sometimes drugs. And, in 2018, where there’s drugs in B.C., there’s often fentanyl....
The future: What are the next steps to improving a fractured drug-treatment system?
July 25, 2018 | The Province
Sumit Ahuja is trying to raise money for people who can’t afford drug treatment through a new society that he launched after hitting rock bottom last year with his own struggles with addiction. “I felt paralyzed by the stigma associated with addiction and I didn’t reach out for help sooner. I ...
