The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Don’t trip out: A case for psychedelic psychotherapy
January 26, 2016 | American Council of Science and Health
LSD, ecstasy (MDMA), Magic mushrooms (psilocybin) and marijuana have, for decades, been designated as drugs of abuse. But there has been a resurgence of interest in utilizing psychedelic/psychoactive substances to treat mental disorders including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder a...
Wasted
January 21, 2016 | CBC News
Filmmaker Maureen Palmer set out to make a documentary following her partner Mike Pond – a psychotherapist and an alcoholic five years sober – as he searched for the best new evidence-based addiction treatments. The intent was to help others battling substance use disorders But to the co...
An alcoholic therapist’s search for an evidence-based treatment
January 21, 2016 | Maclean's
Alcoholism nearly killed therapist Michael Pond. Now, he’s looking for answers on why substance-abuse treatment can be so hard to find. Michael Pond is a Vancouver psychotherapist who lost his practice and his family after alcoholism took a hold of his life and nearly killed him. Despite many ...
Coastal Health hoping to install more safe injection sites
January 20, 2016 | Global News
Coastal Health wants to see more safe injection sites in Metro Vancouver. Jill Bennett explains where they would be located, and what needs to happen before they can open....
Can a pill cure alcoholism? Film looks at how prescription drugs can fight addiction
January 20, 2016 | CBC News
Between one and 10 per centof Canadians receive evidence-based treatment. Mike Pond,Vancouver psychotherapist and an alcoholic, and his partner, Maureen Palmer, set out to make a film exploring the latest science on addiction treatment. Research shows that addiction is approximately 60 per cent inhe...
