The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Stagger distribution of welfare cheques to ease 911 overload, says police chief
February 28, 2018 | Times Colonist
Police, firefighters and paramedics are so overwhelmed with drug-related 911 calls in the days after welfare cheques are issued that Victoria’s police chief wants the province to consider staggering distribution of the cheques throughout the month. “Generally speaking, we see a spike during the ...
Does Medical Marijuana Legalization Impact Teen Drug Use?
February 27, 2018 | the fix
Researchers have conducted yet another study attempting to prove once and for all that medical marijuana legalization doesn’t increase teen use. Despite studies that indicated that the legalization of medical marijuana does not increase pot use among teens, skeptics and opponents of marijuana lega...
Researcher will discuss opioid crisis during Vernon visit to Okanagan College
February 26, 2018 | Vernon Morning Star
Researcher digs deeper into the provincial overdose crisis More than 1,400 people died in the province of British Columbia of illicit drug use in 2017, compared to 993 the previous year. According to the B.C. Coroners Service, fentanyl use has reportedly caused more than 80 per cent of suspected dea...
Legal Medical Pot Doesn’t Lead to Increased Use in Teens, Research Shows
February 25, 2018 | abc Columbia
With medical marijuana already legal in 29 states and even more states considering legalization, some believe that the inevitable next step is an increase in recreational marijuana use among adolescents, but a new study published today in Addiction busted that myth. “We had done an earlier study...
Douglas Todd: Are B.C. health officials waking to gender factor in the opioid crisis?
February 17, 2018 | Vancouver Sun
Are public health officials finally facing up to the fact that the overdose epidemic in Canada and the U.S. is mostly devastating boys and men? There are small signs some health officials are slowly, awkwardly, hesitatingly beginning to acknowledge the obvious: The overdose crisis is predominantly a...
