The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Addiction recovery high schools among ideas proposed in new B.C. report
July 18, 2018 | Global News
A B.C. organization focused on fighting addiction says the province should look at special high schools and college programs for young people with substance use problems. It’s one of 39 priority actions contained in a report from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), which calls for a significan...
Need drug treatment? You should be able to ‘ask for help once and get support right away’: B.C. report
July 18, 2018 | Vancouver Sun
B.C.’s drug treatment system has focused on harm reduction to save lives during the overdose crisis, but now must emphasize long-term treatment to ensure substance users can recover, says a new report by the B.C. Centre on Substance Use....
New reports finds that help and support should be readily available for people suffering with addiction
July 18, 2018 | CKNW The Simi Sara Show
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Access to addiction treatment and recovery
July 18, 2018 | CBC BC Today
Dr. Evan Wood, director of the BC Centre on Substance Use, Marshall Smith, senior advisor, recovery initiatives at BCCSU, active drug user Karen Ward and Leslie McBain, co-founder of Moms Stop The Harm and family engagement lead at BCCSU on access to addiction treatment and recovery....
B.C.’s addictions strategy should focus more on recovery: report
July 18, 2018 | CTV News
A report on best practices for recovery from addiction suggests British Columbia should shift its focus from the current harm reduction strategy. The BC Centre on Substance Use outlined the path to a recovery-oriented system of care that it says is urgently needed. “British Columbia has long s...
