The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
‘Rigged political circus’: NDP, experts pan Alberta report on ‘safe supply’ of drugs
June 30, 2022 | CTV News Edmonton
Alberta will not offer a public “safe supply” of illicit drugs to people addicted to opioids; instead the government will focus on other harm reduction and treatment methods. That direction became more clear this week after the release of a long-awaited and highly-criticized report from...
Experts explain why Ottawa is being asked to decriminalize small amounts of drugs
June 21, 2022 | Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA – Last month, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to make changes to ensure drug users will not be arrested or charged for carrying up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs as of next year. It’s the first jurisdiction in the country that will decriminalize possession ...
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...
