The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Progress for tomorrow
January 26, 2016 | The Link
HIV/AIDS Lecturer Advocates for Safe Injection Sites “Quebec has been, for many years, a beacon of progressive values,” said Dr. M-J Milloy, epidemiologist from the University of British Columbia. This statement comes from a time of reflection during his undergrad at McGill, when he sa...
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....
