The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Father wants the right to force teenage daughter into drug rehab
May 07, 2017 | Times Colonist
A father wants to do what he feels is best for his teenage daughter A Victoria father is pleading for the power to check his 15-year-old daughter, who he says is addicted to heroin, into rehab. British Columbia does not allow parents to force their children into treatment facilities or secure care a...
Opioid crisis being overlooked in B.C. election as death toll spikes
May 06, 2017 | The Globe and Mail
Overdose deaths have skyrocketed to unprecedented levels in British Columbia, but the issue has barely factored into the provincial election campaign – and next week’s vote does not appear likely to spur any bold or swift changes to curb the crisis. Four people die every day from illicit-drug ov...
Interview with Dr. Keith Ahamad – May 5, 2017
May 05, 2017 | CBC Vancouver News
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B.C. Opioid Crisis: 15 People Died Of Drug Overdoses In Vancouver In One Week
May 04, 2017 | Huffington Post
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s opioid crisis became a focal point of the province’s election campaign on Thursday after receiving less attention than other issues, despite the ongoing death toll. Fifteen people died of overdoses in Vancouver last week alone, which brought the total number of d...
Opioid crisis draws election debate after 15 people die in Vancouver in one week
May 04, 2017 | Winnipeg Free Press
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s opioid crisis became a focal point of the province’s election campaign on Thursday after receiving less attention than other issues, despite the ongoing death toll. … The NDP has promised to create a standalone Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction, among oth...
