The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Daily cannabis use could delay at-risk youth from moving to higher risk drug use: study
March 29, 2018 | The Globe and Mail
Consuming cannabis every day could delay at-risk youth from moving on to injecting more dangerous drugs, according to a new study that casts doubt upon the age-old assumption that marijuana acts as a gateway for teens to try other more harmful substances. The research, from scientists at the BC Cent...
Student art show advances dialogue on the opioid crisis’s impacts on youth
March 29, 2018 | The Ubyssey
A student art show hosted yesterday night in the Lev Bukhman Theatre Lounge highlighted the impact of the opioid crisis from a youth perspective, advancing the dialogue on how to change societal misconceptions about substances and those who use them. Hosted by the UBC Chapter of Canadian Students fo...
New First Nations Addictions Care Initiative Launched
March 28, 2018 | FNHA
The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) are pleased to announce the creation of the Integrated First Nations Addictions Care Initiative. The new Initiative will identify opportunities for collaboration between the FNHA and BCCSU with the goal of strength...
Grade 12 student learns new life skill … how to detect deadly drugs
March 27, 2018 | Vancouver Courier
Graduation of any sort invites talk of party time. Mailen Cassullo is poised to leave high school in a few months and the same holds true for her. The party these days, however, is a lot different. Cassullo is acutely aware of that fact and is looking to arm herself, and by extension her peers, with...
Vancouver Coastal Health applauds move to ease prescription of heroin
March 27, 2018 | Global News
The chief medical health officer at Vancouver Coastal Health is applauding a pledge from Ottawa to make access to prescription heroin and methadone easier. Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Monday that the Liberal government would allow for the prescription of heroin outside of a ...
