The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Cannabis Substitution Project claims its free ‘care packages’ help opioid users kick
March 22, 2018 | Vancouver Courier
City won’t support efforts without rigorous scientific evidence and changes in drug laws Last Sunday, roughly 150 people lined up at the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) building on East Hastings Street and waited their turn to be let in and given a free bag of cannabis products. Depen...
Researcher wants to change the way Canadians talk about drugs
March 20, 2018 | Vernon Morning Star
While there are no easy answers when it comes to solving British Columbia’s opioid crisis — renowned researcher Cheyenne Johnson says much can be done to improve the situation if we’re willing to change our approach. Johnson, who is the Director of Clinical Activities and Development at the Br...
Uncovering the Face of Vancouver’s Opioid Epidemic
March 16, 2018 | The Runner
Middle-aged men, more than any other demographic, are dying from opioid overdoses While conversations about Vancouver’s opioid crisis often conjure images of litter-strewn back alleys on the Downtown Eastside, recent data has revealed that the crisis is actually most prevalent in the private homes...
Why not at least talk about safe-injection sites for heroin users before banning them?
March 16, 2018 | The News Tribune
I’m not certain supervised-injection sites make sense in Pierce County. What I am certain of is the way we talk about them — or don’t talk about them, rather — isn’t helpful. We’re in the grips of an epidemic. Nationally, roughly 64,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2016 — the lar...
Kenneth Tupper Interview
March 13, 2018 | newsy
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