The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Harm reduction in the addiction continuum of care
May 16, 2017 | Canadian Nurse
Addiction, especially opioid addiction, doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all approach. Most chronic diseases don’t. For me, harm reduction is the foundation of all substance-use care. It is the lens through which we provide programs, policies and services, such as needle distribution, safe consumpti...
Making drug use a crime makes HIV prevention, treatment more difficult
May 15, 2017 | Science Daily
Systematic review finds overwhelming evidence supporting negative health effects related to the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ The criminalization of drug use has a negative effect on efforts to prevent and treat people with HIV, suggests a review of published research conducted by the Johns Hopkins B...
Use of opioid overdose antidote by paramedics jumps 222% in 1 year
May 10, 2017 | CBC News
Ambulance N.B. naloxone policy changes after fentanyl claims thousands of lives across Western Canada Paramedics at Ambulance New Brunswick are using naloxone more often, according to new data released through a right to information request. It shows that paramedics have used the antidote to reverse...
Advocate wants the opioid crisis to be a bigger election issue
May 08, 2017 | News 1130
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Over 920 people died as a result of opioid overdoses in BC last year. It was such a big problem that the provincial health officer declared the crisis a public health emergency. Yet, despite the growing concerns, it has been largely overshadowed by transit goodies and child...
Follow the data, governor: sites for injections work
May 07, 2017 | Boston Globe
LAST SPRING, AFTER signing legislation aimed at curbing opioid abuse at a State House ceremony, Governor Charlie Baker broke down in tears. Only after a swell of applause from a large crowd of legislators, law enforcement officials, and families of overdose victims was he able to speak. “May today...
