The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Ottawa must monitor how legal pot could hurt and help: experts
December 08, 2016 | The Globe and Mail
A federal panel reporting to Ottawa on the next steps toward legalizing marijuana is expected to call for a comprehensive regime to monitor the impacts of bringing the substance out of the shadows and into the mainstream. And that could make Canada the world’s first national case study on the ...
Interview with Cheyenne Johnson
December 08, 2016 | CBC News
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Supervised drug program to be studied soon
December 07, 2016 | The Chronical Journal
The City of Thunder Bay is getting ready to start its feasibility study on supervised injection services. A presentation is scheduled for next Tuesday at city hall. Taking part will be Dr. Thomas Kerr, principal investigator for the study, Jean Bacon, director of Ontario HIV Treatment Network, and C...
As Seattle eyes supervised drug-injection sites, is Vancouver a good model?
November 30, 2016 | The Seattle Times
King County may become home to the first publicly supervised site in the U.S. where addicts could use illegal drugs such as heroin. The proposal is modeled on Insite, a center in Vancouver, B.C., that says it’s prevented nearly 5,000 overdoses in 13 years. VANCOUVER, B.C. “” It’s...
Kash Heed Show – Dr. Lindsey Richardson Interview
November 28, 2016 | 107.7 Pulse FM
Kash Heed speaks with Dr. Lindsey Richardson, one of the authors of the July study and a research scientist with the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The study discusses the harms associated with the timing of incoming assistance cheques and drug related mortality rates....
