The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Study suggests drug criminalization undermining global HIV efforts
May 16, 2017 | SFU
The criminalization of drugs is a leading factor in the world’s HIV epidemic and a potential barrier to eradicating HIV/AIDS, say researchers who’ve undertaken a sweeping review of research on laws and policies prohibiting drug use. Assistant professor Kora DeBeck of SFU’s School of Public Pol...
British Columbia researchers find cannabis may be effective substitute for crack cocaine addicts
May 16, 2017 | Metro News
New study from the BC Centre on Substance Use finds people with addictions to crack cocaine see “significant decline” in use when taking cannabis instead. Marijuana could be used to treat people suffering from addictions to crack cocaine, according to a new study from the BC Centre on Substance ...
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...
