The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
New opiate addiction treatment drug gets PharmaCare coverage
October 13, 2015 | My Prince George Now
The Province announced today it would begin covering a new opiate addiction treatment drug under PharmaCare. Suboxone is a substitute for methadone treatment that is much less toxic and comes in pill form, meaning addicts no longer have to make daily trips to the pharmacy. “Part of the things ...
CFAX 1070: Interview with Dr. M-J Milloy on cannabis
October 13, 2015 | CFAX 1070
Segment begins at 6:48, interview from 7:01 – 29:47...
BC increases access to addiction treatment Suboxone
October 13, 2015 | BC Government News
People seeking treatment for an addiction to opioid drugs such as heroin, oxycodone or fentanyl now have easier access to a medication that helps them to stop using and to rebuild their lives, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today. British Columbia’s public drug plan, PharmaCare, now cove...
Rigid medical standards for marijuana slammed by experts
October 09, 2015 | The Star
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Medical Association and the federal government apply a far more rigid standard to prescribing marijuana than other drugs, resulting in negative – or even deadly – consequences, say experts from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Medical marijuana is ...
Reticence about marijuana risks lives: Researchers
October 09, 2015 | RCI
Canadian doctors should prescribe medical marijuana instead of opioids which may lead to addiction and overdose deaths, say experts from the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. ‘Unnecessarily strict standards’ Centre researchers accuse the Canadian government and doctors ...
