The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Opioid use disorder: Flexible treatment at home proves effective
June 15, 2022 | EurekAlert!
Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021? Or that more than 350,000 people who used drugs containing opioids to relieve their pain did so problematically? In Quebec alone, 339 people died from opioid intoxication between Janua...
Group Pushes for ‘Compassion Club Model’ To Address Surge of Deaths From Toxic Drug Supply
June 14, 2022 | The Good Men Project
“Safe supply!” “Or we die!” “Safe supply!” “Or we die!” Eris Nyx leads a call and response at the final stop in a protest march through Vancouver’s downtown eastside. Behind her, volunteers fire up barbecue grills outside a venue where a local band begins to set up – an almost ce...
The man who helped decriminalize hard drugs in Portugal has some advice for Canada and B.C.
June 11, 2022 | Toronto Star
VANCOUVER—Portugal was in the throes of a drug crisis more than two decades ago when Dr. João Goulão was tasked with helping to do something about it. One of the central measures taken was to decriminalize certain amounts of hard drugs. At the time, the country had an estimated 100,000 heroin us...
Is there fentanyl in my drugs? How ‘take-home’ testing could be a game changer
June 08, 2022 | Vancouver Is Awesome
People who use drugs in Vancouver can use take-home strips to detect fentanyl in their supply. But how accurate are the results from self-administered tests? And, perhaps more importantly, what is the likelihood that someone who uses drugs will use them? A B.C. study finds that people who use drugs...
Why harm reduction experts are calling for a safe supply of illegal drugs
June 08, 2022 | CBC Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan
Public policy professor Kora DeBeck explains how British Columbia’s new drug decriminalization policies will affect drug users, and what the next steps could be in solving Canada’s opioid crisis....
