The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Alberta approves pilot programs for injectable opioid therapy
November 01, 2017 | Edmonton Journal
Albertans who have struggled with traditional forms of opioid treatment such as suboxone and methadone could soon have access to an injectable form of therapy. The provincial government announced Wednesday it has agreed to develop pilot projects in Edmonton and Calgary that will allow patients to in...
Canada Moves Closer to Legalizing Medicinal Use of MDMA
October 27, 2017 | VICE
The initial results of the drug-assisted psychotherapy project have been positive. This story first appeared on VICE Quebec. The use of MDMA in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon be one step closer to legalization in Canada. Montreal has been selected as a research site ...
Judy Darcy, minister tasked with B.C.’s response to the opioid crisis, outlines next steps with harm reduction
October 25, 2017 | The Georgia Straight
In a wide-ranging interview, B.C.’s first minister of mental health and addictions reflected on what she’s learned from responders on the front lines B.C.’s first minister of mental health and addictions has been on the job for three months now. Judy Darcy has worked to create a new of...
‘This event is bigger than UBC’: AMS VICE hosts naloxone training party
October 21, 2017 | The Ubyssey
On Thursday, AMS VICE hosted a naloxone training party in the Nest Performance Centre. Through the program, trainers educated attendees about opioids and taught them how to administer naloxone — a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. … Opioids in Vancouver Before the trainin...
Natural kratom gains attention as a possible solution to opioid addiction, with science explaining how
October 17, 2017 | The Georgia Straight
As the worst overdose epidemic in Vancouver’s history continues, some addicts desperate for a path off opioids are finding relief in a fascinating plant from Malaysia Using heroin was always dangerous, but not like it is today. Since fentanyl arrived in B.C., an addiction has become a daily ga...
