The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Brian Hutchinson: The fentanyl scourge, up close in a Vancouver alley
November 22, 2016 | National Post
VANCOUVER “” It’s not quite noon, and three people have overdosed after using drugs at an unsanctioned injection site set up inside a filthy alleyway, in the middle of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Next to a fixing table, under a portable canopy, a thin, middle-aged woman pitche...
Jane Philpott promises use of ‘all tools’ in opioid crisis
November 18, 2016 | The Globe and Mail
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott is pledging to use every tool at the disposal of the federal government to address Canada’s epidemic of opioid abuse. “This is a national public health crisis,” Dr. Philpott told reporters on Friday. “It is an emergency. It’s abso...
Breaking Bad is the reality’: Canada’s opioid crisis is worsening, conference in Ottawa hears
November 18, 2016 | Ottowa Citizen
Canada’s opioid crisis is worsening and health professionals and policymakers are scrambling for a solution, a packed audience at an opioid conference in Ottawa heard Friday morning. The invitation-only conference, chaired by Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and her Ontario counterpart Er...
Recovered addict tells cabinet ministers of losing friends to B.C. drug crisis
November 17, 2016 | The Star Phoenix
OTTAWA “” A 25-year-old recovered addict told her sad story here on Thursday to federal cabinet ministers who are forging a national strategy against Canada’s overdose crisis. Victoria resident Mikaela Mamer was part of Premier Christy Clark’s delegation that is pushing for tough...
B.C. Premier Christy Clark brings opioid concerns to Ottawa
November 17, 2016 | CBC News
Meeting with federal cabinet ministers and officials included advocates and families hit by overdose deaths As British Columbia reels under the weight of an opioid crisis, its politicians have come to Ottawa to encourage, cajole and perhaps even try to shame federal officials into doing more to help...