The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
More cops, more violence
March 23, 2010 | Maclean's
A new report by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says increased policing does nothing to halt the violence that follows the illegal drug trade – in fact, stepping up law enforcement tactics only increases it. According to lead researcher Dr. Evan Wood, the federal Conservatives’ ...
Crackdown leads to violence
March 23, 2010 | The Sault Star
Canada’s march to declare war on drugs flies in the face of a mounting body of research showing police crackdowns can actually boost drug-related violence, according to a new study. A report from the Urban Health Research Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS reviewed 15 inter...
Most improved (drug policy) player: The USA
March 18, 2010 | The Huffington Post
One of the thematic threads holding together the 53rd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (the CND is the UN’s global drug policy body) was the “debate” on “demand reduction.” The latter term refers to how countries go about reducing domestic illicit drug demand...
HIV/AIDS researcher lauded for leadership on harm reduction and work on HIV, public health, and addiction
March 12, 2010 | UBC Public Affairs
BMJ Group, publisher of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), has recognized UBC Clinical Assoc. Prof. Evan Wood with its first annual Junior Doctor of the Year honour. Wood, a lead researcher at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), was selected from more than 100 nominations from Britain...
Injection site ruling benefits all Canadians
January 31, 2010 | The Calgary Herald
By Evan Wood The recent BC Court of Appeal decision that has allowed Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injecting facility for illicit drug users, to remain open is significant to all Canadians concerned about the harm drugs cause in our society. Despite what Herald columnist Susan Martinuk wrote ...
