The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
St. Paul’s Hospital’s unique addiction fellowship program
November 19, 2015 | Providence Health Care News
When it comes to innovative health research and care, St. Paul’s continues to be at the forefront of Vancouver’s mind. The St. Paul’s Hospital Goldcorp Addiction Medicine Fellowship and the Canada Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship are just another example of St. Paul’s p...
Community-wide HIV interventions improve care among illicit drug users
November 12, 2015 | Healio
A community wide intervention program targeting illicit drug users with HIV appeared to have several long-term benefits, including increased viral suppression and reduced HIV drug resistance, according to a recently published study. “Given high levels of preventable HIV/AIDS-related morbidity ...
Vancouver Coastal Health sets new guidelines for treatment of opioid addiction
November 03, 2015 | The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Coastal Health has established a first-of-its-kind guideline in the treatment of opioid addiction, including that doctors use a safer drug than methadone as a first line treatment. The health authority says the nine recommendations in the guideline are aimed at improving physicians’ ...
Treatment of opioid addiction to change drastically in BC
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Opioid treatment to be overhauled by Vancouver Coastal Health
November 03, 2015 | CBC News
Vancouver Coastal Health rolled out a new approach to opioid addiction today in the face of challenges with the methadone system, and the growing problem of fentanyl and other illict drug overdoses. Dr. Evan Wood, the medical director of community addiction services for Vancouver Coastal Health, Ste...
