The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Canopy Growth funds professorship and research at UBC
June 06, 2018 | GROW
Canopy Growth, Canada’s largest cannabis and hemp company, just announced a $2.5 million contribution to the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) to help fund research into the role of cannabis in addressing the opioid overdose crisis. “The funds, provided ...
Research, both old and new, points to the therapeutic benefits of certain psychedelic drugs in treating PTSD, addiction, and other mental illnesses.
June 05, 2018 | Trek Magazine
Canada is talking about drugs. They’ve always been on the radar – a statistic here, a celebrity death there – but lately the headlines have been awash with daily tales of legalization, overdoses, and new discoveries, renewing public interest in natural and synthetic mind-altering substances. S...
“Why decriminalize?” asks Vancouver’s First United Church at a public discussion happening June 7
June 04, 2018 | The Georgia Straight
This Thursday (June 7), Vancouver’s First United Church will hold a panel discussion on decriminalization. That is, on what would happen if Canada were to remove criminal penalties for the personal possession of drugs, including hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. The church will not present o...
Fentanyl test strips found at dollar store, provide good ‘alternative’: advocate
June 03, 2018 | News 1130
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Fentanyl test strips have been found for cheap at a local dollar store in Vancouver. They’re being sold at the Dollar Tree on Pender and Main Streets for $1.25, and were discovered by an Overdose Prevention Society volunteer. “[They] went over to the dollar store to pic...
Mayor Robertson calls for federal and provincial backing for opioid distribution pilot
June 01, 2018 | The Star
VANCOUVER—Mayor Gregor Robertson made a renewed call Thursday for federal and provincial support to launch an opioid distribution pilot program delivering clean drugs to users as an alternative to the city’s increasingly tainted street supply. The program, spearheaded by Mark Tyndall, executive ...
