The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
5 things we could do right now to curb drug overdose epidemic
August 31, 2017 | Metro News
Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day, and Metro looks at just a few of the ideas to end an ongoing epidemic that’s on track to kill 1,560 British Columbians in 2017 — 70 per cent worse than last year. … Legalize and prescribe drugs It sounds extreme, but what could be more ...
Men between 19 and 59 new focus of B.C.’s deadly overdose epidemic
August 29, 2017 | National Post
VANCOUVER — Too many men working in trades are overdosing on opioids, says a chief medical health officer in British Columbia who wants the industry to be involved in identifying interventions that could save lives. Dr. Victoria Lee of Fraser Health said men between the ages of 19 and 59 are dispr...
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-discipli...
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 t...
