The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Clinical Trials on Treating Addiction with Psychedelics Planned in BC
April 26, 2017 | VICE
Yes, including opioid addiction. BC is often regarded as one of the most-affected areas hit by the opioid crisis in Canada, where about four people die a day due to drug overdose. But soon the province could be the site of experimental addictions treatment using another class of drugs: hallucinogens...
‘It’s a really diverse population that’s being affected’: B.C. overdoses killing non-addicts, partiers
April 24, 2017 | Vancouver Sun
The pattern of overdoses in B.C. is reframing the fentanyl crisis: It’s not just about addicts any more, according to the director of the B.C. Centre on Substance Use. A growing number of casual drug users and weekend partiers are overdosing on recreational drugs, such as cocaine, that has been c...
Magic Mushrooms And Other Psychedelic Drugs Really Do Seem To Elevate The Consciousness, New Study Claims
April 22, 2017 | INQUISITR
Three different psychedelic drugs that are known to produce altered states of consciousness and that have been used illegally for recreation are the subject of a new study. Psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound that is produced by magic mushrooms, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) an...
British Columbia researchers want to use psychedelics to treat addiction
April 21, 2017 | Metro News
The B.C. Centre on Substance Use is seeking funding to start clinical trials using psychedelic drugs in a therapy setting to treat addiction. The use of psychedelic drugs for therapy pretty much ended in Canada in the 1960s but British Columbia researchers want to bring the far-out treatment back in...
B.C. centre planning clinical trials to treat addiction with hallucinogens
April 21, 2017 | CBC News
Opioids among several drugs that will be examined through trials British Columbia’s fledgling network for research into drug abuse is planning clinical trials to explore treating opioid addiction and other substance abuse disorders with hallucinogens. The B.C. Centre on Substance Use will exami...
