The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Drug Checking Saves Lives at Music Festivals
December 21, 2017 | Gabrielle Lakusta
Harm prevention methods used at Shambhala could help lessen the devastation of Canada’s fentanyl crisis After five different tests were done to detect dangerous substances in his sugar cube—supposed to contain LSD—Marc Andrews knew to take the experience seriously. This was the 30-year-old’s...
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: expert
December 14, 2017 | Global News
Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many are unwilling to learn about substance use even as a national overdose crisis worsens, the head of medical education at Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital says. Dr. Peter Selby, in the addictions division of ...
B.C. Centre on Substance Use wants to reframe image of addiction medicine
December 14, 2017 | CBC News
Centre’s director says stigma and discrimination may be preventing physicians from getting training The director of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use says efforts are underway to change the image of addiction medicine from an unattractive discipline to one that’s rewarding because patients can dr...
Lindsey Richardson and Jenna van Draanen: Addressing overdoses means addressing the systemic issues that increase overdose risk
December 12, 2017 | The Province
The most recent B.C. Coroners report on illicit drug overdose deaths confirmed, tragically, that deaths from overdose and drug poisoning continue to take an unprecedented human toll in this province. So far, laudable responses have rightly focused on immediate health outcomes amidst a contaminated...
Addictions and Mental Illness: We Need To Stick Together
December 04, 2017 | Mind You
A response to Marvin Ross and Dr. David Laing Dawson Thank-you Marvin Ross for this opportunity to respond to your article Addictions and Mental Illness Do Not Belong Together and Part Two of that article by Dr. David Laing Dawson. PART 1 In your article you state that addictions are quite separate ...
