The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
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...
New opioid restrictions create greater drug crisis, doctors say
June 25, 2017 | The Globe and Mail
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...
Fentanyl spiral: How the guilt and shame of addiction stole a B.C. man’s life
June 24, 2017 | CBC News
Widow says her husband’s death reflects what’s missing from drug treatment and prevention in Canada All it took was a single beer for Murray Shaw’s life to unravel. The moment came on a bike holiday in January 2016 in San Diego while he was with some friends from the Vancouver area...
British Columbia is saving lives by giving drugs to opioid-addicted prisoners
June 23, 2017 | National Observer
British Columbia is dramatically expanding a key drug treatment program in prisons, winning praise from experts who say jails are important venues for reducing drug-related crime, overdoses, and transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C. In Ottawa, federal prison officials now face growing calls to follow...
