The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Canada’s treatment of fentanyl, opioid addicts hazardous and outdated, says physician
February 28, 2017 | Calgary Herald
Canada’s use of methadone to treat fentanyl and other opioid abuse is dangerous and outdated, says a substance-abuse expert gathered with others in Banff mapping out addiction strategies. Canada should follow other countries, including the U.S., that have moved toward using another drug, buprenorp...
Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis: A Conversation w/ Dr. Christopher Fairgrieve
February 28, 2017 | VIBE 105.5 FM
Dr. Christopher Fairgrieve is a member of British Columbia’s Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. He is also a doctor at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia-a hospital that has been on the front lines combating British Columbia’s apparent Fentanyl crisis. Together, we explore what...
On-demand addiction treatment clinic opens in the Downtown Eastside to tackle overdose crisis
February 27, 2017 | Roundhouse Radio 98.3 Vancouver
A new clinic opening this week in the Downtown Eastside aims to reduce barriers for people looking to take their first step toward recovery. The DTES Connections Clinic will offer opioid replacement therapy, such as methadone and suboxone. At today’s opening ceremony, peer advisor Rob Morgan spoke...
B.C. opens on-demand addiction treatment clinic to tackle overdose crisis
February 27, 2017 | Times Colonist
VANCOUVER “” On-demand addiction treatment is now available in the Vancouver neighbourhood hardest-hit by the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. The Downtown Eastside Connections clinic, unveiled Monday, is expected to receive 600 patients a year who want help to stop using illicit drugs. Dr. Ron J...
New drug smuggling schemes challenge police
February 26, 2017 | Global News
Illicit drugs have always been a problem in port cities, but experts say the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids that are fuelling British Columbia’s overdose crisis are slipping through borders in new ways, presenting challenges for law enforcement. International regulations, online orde...
