The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
W-18: Deadly street drug 100 times stronger than fentanyl
February 17, 2016 | CBC News
‘It’s not in a drug dealer’s interest to be killing everyone who is buying these drugs’ On the heels of hundreds of overdose deaths related to fentanyl, authorities are now warning the public about a new and extremely lethal drug that’s hit the streets in Western Canada...
National study to treat prescription opioid dependence launches
February 17, 2016 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
A national study that will tackle the growing issue of prescription drug abuse was announced today. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is one of four sites across Canada.ë CAMH’s Dr. Bernard Le Foll is leading the clinical trial that will compare and evaluate two treatments for...
UBC helping with national study of opioid addiction treatment
February 16, 2016 | UBC News
Researchers at UBC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS will lead one of four sites chosen by the federal government for a study comparing opioid addiction treatments. The $4.4 million effort will evaluate two treatments for prescription opioid dependence: methadone, which is the current sta...
Government of Canada invests in collaborative research tackling prescription drug abuse
February 16, 2016 | Government of Canada
Innovative national study to improve the health of people living with opioid dependence February 16, 2016 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, today announced funding for research aimed at improving the health of peo...
Collaborative research tackles prescription drug abuse
February 16, 2016 | BC Medical Journal
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is investing $4.4 million to support four large regional teams of researchers, service providers, and decision makers to study how to improve the health of people who abuse prescription drugs. Prescription drug abus...
