The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
‘No handbook for parents’ when it comes to drug addiction
July 30, 2017 | Times Colonist
Jennifer Howard says every month when the toll of overdose-death statistics is released by the B.C. Coroners Service, she is swept by two major reactions. “It triggers my loss of Robbie and makes me think of the tragedy in that family, of their pain,” said Howard, who lost her son Robert Cunning...
Fentanyl Overdose Survivors Are a Hidden Health Crisis
July 27, 2017 | VICE
Brain damage, paralysis, and organ failure are just a few of the lasting problems some OD survivors take with them. Being brought back from the brink of death during an overdose might be a second chance at life, but the aftermath can lead to a host of health issues for the person who’s been sa...
Stopping the opioid epidemic means smarter prescribing
July 27, 2017 | The Globe and Mail
Evan Wood is the director of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use and a professor of medicine and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia. One of the confusing ironies of addressing the opioid crisis is that halting overdose deaths will require stopping prescribing for some, while ac...
Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers
July 26, 2017 | New Scientist
Awe is so powerful it alters your sense of self, connects you with humanity and boosts your mind and body. And there’s a surprising way to get more of it HAVE you ever been stopped in your tracks by a stunning view, or gobsmacked by the vastness of the night sky? Have you been transported by s...
Remédios para ansiedade e sono matam mais que heroína e cocaína
July 24, 2017 | CATRACA livre
Muito se fala sobre os perigos do uso indiscriminado de medicamentos e de drogas ilegais, mas um componente em especial chamou a atenção dos cientistas recentemente: a Benzodiazepina (BZD). O composto – que é usado em drogas psiquiátricas como o Rivotril, Valium, Xanax, Ativan, entre outro...
