The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Drug overdose crisis: One year later, 919 more deaths
April 16, 2017 | Times Colonist
It’s been a year since provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall declared the spike in overdose deaths a public health emergency. But despite major efforts and resources, there is no end in sight. “I had hoped for a different outcome,” Kendall said. “Tragically, in that 12-month period, we...
From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia’s illicit drug history
April 13, 2017 | CityNews
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the powerful painkiller fentanyl isn’t the first drug to spark a crisis in the province. Here’s a look at British Columbia’s history with drugs: 1870s to 1900s: British Columbia’s first troubles with ...
Family doctors key to screening for addiction in B.C. fight against opioids
April 13, 2017 | Times Colonist
VANCOUVER — A tag hanging from a dead man’s left toe says the cause of death was an overdose of fentanyl, “unknowingly taken with other drugs.” The cadaver draped in a white sheet is displayed in transit ads funded by the Vancouver Police Foundation and represents 922 people who died in Brit...
Pending cuts could cripple fentanyl fight
April 13, 2017 | Arrow Lakes News
In the midst of the fentanyl crisis, a local organization that provides overdose training and harm reduction is bracing for the loss of a major chunk of its funding. ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society) was founded in 1992 at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis and provides serv...
Q and A: Dr. Thomas Kerr on the challenges for Vancouver’s supervised injection site in its early days
April 13, 2017 | Calgary Herald
Calgary’s police chief is backing calls for a local site where drug users could consume substances under medical supervision. Roger Chaffin said preliminary discussions are underway about what a supervised consumption site in the city will look like. He added that police will work to ensure that...
