The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
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 soci...
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....
BCCSU partners with UBC to launch new training program for opioid treatment prescribers
August 02, 2017 | University of British Columbia
The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) has partnered with UBC’s Faculty of Medicine to launch a new learning program designed to provide opioid addiction treatment support for new treatment prescribers in British Columbia. The Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program (POATSP) combines...
Opinion: How to effectively address the overdose epidemic
July 30, 2017 | Vancouver Sun
We’re now more than a year into the public health emergency declared by British Columbia’s provincial health officer as a result of the province’s rising rate of drug overdose deaths. Tragically, the death toll continues to mount. The latest report from the province’s coroner shows we’re o...
