The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
With legalization coming, researchers implore federal government to make it easier to study cannabis
June 19, 2017 | The Globe and Mail
With cannabis legalization on the horizon next year, the federal government must make it easier to study the potential medical benefits of the drug and evaluate how ending prohibition might affect society, according to an open letter to politicians from dozens of the country’s leading academic...
Support effort to learn more about impact of cannabis, researchers urge Ottawa
June 19, 2017 | CTV News
OTTAWA — The federal government needs to make research into the effects of pot a priority as Ottawa works to legalize and regulate marijuana by next July, a coalition of academics said Monday. In an open letter, more than 50 researchers from across the country said policy-makers should support...
Opinion: New government can take immediate steps to address province’s drug crisis
June 16, 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Ambulances criss-cross urban areas responding to overdose calls. City morgues are unable to accommodate the number of citizens lost to toxic drugs. A prominent journalist who covers the gangsters in control of the lucrative illicit drug trade is threatened with death. While this description might so...
The unexpected faces of addiction
June 13, 2017 | CBC News
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New survey on addiction in Canada reveals effective paths to recovery
June 13, 2017 | Vancouver Sun
A new national survey on recovery from drug and alcohol addiction shows promising results for those who manage to overcome the multiple hurdles in accessing treatment. A panel of Canadian addiction experts met Tuesday in Vancouver to present key findings from the survey, titled Life in Recovery fro...
