The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Free and anonymous access to naloxone kits now available at pharmacies
December 22, 2017 | The Ubyssey
The BC government has made naloxone kits available for free at pharmacies across the province, following $2 million in additional annual funding to its “Take Home Naloxone” program and a partnership with London Drugs. Kit recipients are also not required to give identifying information. For UBC ...
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 patient...
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 contamin...
