The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Facing Up to the Fentanyl Crisis
August 11, 2017 | Research2Reality
What’s being done in Canada to deal with the dangerous drug? And do you know what to do if you suspect a fentanyl overdose? Fentanyl is a hundred times more potent than heroin, and a dose the size of a grain of sand is enough to kill you. Fentanyl’s potency makes it cheaper and easier to purcha...
Opening a supervised injection site ‘not a simple process’; new guidelines aim to help
August 10, 2017 | CBC
With more supervised injections sites opening in B.C. and applications moving through the Health Canada approval process, the B.C. Centre for Substance Use has published a new set of guidelines for running these facilities. Associate director Dr. Thomas Kerr says the guidelines are designed to hel...
Better medical education: One solution to the opioid crisis
August 07, 2017 | The Conversation
We are in the middle of an overdose crisis in Canada and around the world. Opioid overdose is a complex problem, but opioid addiction can be managed with effective interventions. Nonetheless, many evidence-based interventions are underused, and inadequate medical education is contributing to the pro...
The Canadian city where addicts are allowed to inject
August 07, 2017 | BBC News
As the opioid crisis spreads across North America, the Canadian city of Vancouver is pioneering a radical approach to drug treatment – let addicts use. It’s “cheque day” in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and people are feeling good. Having just cashed their monthly social assistance stipen...
AUG. 4, 2017 New drug overdose numbers. B.C. Day destinations.
August 03, 2017 | CBC News
B.C. Mental Health Minister Judy Darcy, B.C. Centre on Substance Use’s Dr. Evan Wood, Island Health’s Dr. Richard Stanwick and First Nations Health Authority’s Dr. Shannon McDonald on the overdose crisis. Matt Armstrong and Alison Harle on vacation spots....
