The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Experts urge a physician-assisted solution to the opioid crisis
August 25, 2017 | The Globe and Mail
Stemming the surge in opioid-related deaths is not simple because it requires tackling a series of overlapping crises. But what is inarguable is that physicians have a central role to play in everything from smarter prescribing of pain drugs to caring for people with addictions living on the streets...
Important Tenets of Ayahuasca with Dr. Kenneth Tupper
August 24, 2017 | Daniel Cleland
We present this fourth instalment of our Psychedelic Science series, featuring some of the leading minds in the realm of plant medicines and psychedelic science. This interview, as were the others, was recorded at the Psychedelic Science Conference in April 2017, hosted by MAPS (Multi-disciplinary...
Harm reduction is about providing safety for patients
August 22, 2017 | CMAJ News
After what could be called a masterclass in how to provide medical care to marginalized people with respect — and without judgment — a room full of doctors rose to their feet in applause. This was likely a welcome sound to Dr. Christy Sutherland, who has had a rough couple of years. “I think...
Doctors must help remedy opioid crisis in Canada, CMA told
August 22, 2017 | CTV News
QUEBEC – Canada’s opioid epidemic isn’t a single crisis but a complex set of overlapping crises that will take multiple strategies to solve, a panel of experts told the annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association on Tuesday. “This is a crisis for Canada and every community is going to...
Don’t criminalize people on HIV treatment
August 21, 2017 | Globe and Mail
Dr. Julio Montaner is a UBC-Killam Professor of Medicine and the UBC-St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation chair in AIDS Research. Dr. Kora DeBeck is an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy and research scientist at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The emerg...
