The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Stopping Rx Opioid Therapy Raises Risk of Overdose
December 01, 2022 | Pain News Network
Discontinuing opioid therapy for people with chronic pain raises the risk of a patient dying from an overdose, according to a new Canadian study that calls for better guidance for healthcare providers on the risks associated with abrupt tapering. Researchers analyzed the medical histories of over 14...
Scientists Are Making a Fentanyl Vaccine. It Won’t Solve the Overdose Crisis.
November 29, 2022 | VICE
A group of researchers is developing a vaccine that would block the effects of fentanyl in an effort to combat the overdose crisis. But experts worry the drug could be used coercively and distracts from solutions that already work, including medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction and a s...
Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment
November 16, 2022 | STAT News
Doctors are reporting a troubling trend when it comes to fentanyl. The powerful drug, they say, isn’t just causing overdoses — it’s also making it more difficult to begin addiction treatment. In particular, fentanyl appears more likely to cause severe withdrawal symptoms for patients put on bu...
British Columbians “continuing to suffer” as 2022 has the deadliest year to date for illicit drug deaths
November 07, 2022 | Georgia Straight
In September, 171 people died of poisoned drugs in B.C., according to a coroner’s report released on Monday. The monthly BC Coroners Service report estimates that 5.7 people died from toxic drugs every day in September. It also noted the proportion of deaths for people aged 19-39 and those over 60...
Meet The Moms Pushing For A New Approach To Canada’s Opioid Crisis
October 25, 2022 | Chatelaine
Petra Schulz’s son Danny was in recovery when he bought the pill that ended his life. Danny, who was 25 when he died of an overdose, had been through cycles of detox and relapse several times. Back then, Schulz knew very little about substance use and says she worries she and her husband encourage...
