The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Drug-crisis advocate believes change in B.C. gov’t may help slow agony
June 30, 2017 | Vancouver Sun
With B.C.’s fentanyl-related overdose crisis showing no signs of slowing down, a top advocate for victims and their families believes a change in government may help finally slow the agony. Leslie McBain, founder of Moms Stop the Harm, said she was pleased when premier-designate John Horgan me...
More Than 1,800 Canadian Scientists Sign Open Letter Urging for More Cannabis Research
June 29, 2017 | Cook Consoulting
A coalition of academics has signed an open letter directed to the Canadian government, urging it to prioritize cannabis research. Scientists from all throughout Canada have come together to urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other political figures to prioritize cannabis research. More than 1,8...
Guest Post: Slow-Release Oral Morphine for Opioid Agonist Treatment
June 29, 2017 | BC Pharmacists
The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), in collaboration with the BC Ministry of Health, has released a new Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder. Effective June 5, 2017, this guideline is the provincial reference tool for all health care professionals in BC involved in treati...
Cannabis may reduce use of crack
June 26, 2017 | Deccan Chronicle
Research done by the BC Centre on Substance Use in Vancouver shows that using cannabis may enable people to consume less crack North America is in the midst of a drug overdose disaster. In British Columbia, Canada, where nearly 1,000 people died of overdose in 2016, officials have declared a public ...
Pain drove B.C. woman and ‘thousands’ to street drugs after medication cut off
June 25, 2017 | CBC News
Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside streets of Vancouver when her doctor stopped prescribing an opioid in response to new standards aimed at preventing fatal overdoses. “I started with heroin b...
