The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
New harm-reduction program in Vancouver caters to GBQ+, gender-diverse communities
June 18, 2022 | CBC News
Vancouver resident Bruce says he uses crystal meth periodically, but now he wants to stop. So he joined a new harm-reduction program that caters to the health and well-being of gay, bisexual, queer men (GBQ+) and gender-diverse people in Metro Vancouver. PnP & Me is a group counselling ...
Safer supply programs rapidly increased during COVID-19: UBC study
June 16, 2022 | Vancouver Sun
Access to a safer supply of pharmaceutical-grade alternatives to an increasingly toxic drug supply got a boost during COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of B.C. found that the number of safer supply sites in Canada nearly tripled from 21 in March 2020 to 60 in May 2020...
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...
