The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
How Diverting Opioids Can Be Harm Reduction
November 22, 2021 | Talking Drugs
What cops and regulators consider to be the boogeyman of the Canadian overdose crisis is in fact a tactic that criminalized drug consumers and their advocates believe is a means of survival in the face of an ever-more potent, volatile illicit drug supply. They’re talking about ‘diversion’, the...
Minister Bennett says national opioid crisis plan to be informed by proposals in B.C.
November 19, 2021 | Yahoo News Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s new minister of mental health and addictions says she is very interested in proposals from British Columbia on how to proceed with a plan for addressing the opioid crisis. Asked about specifically when action will be taken, Carolyn Bennett did not respond directly,but said ...
Irreversible Overdoses, Robberies, and Sex Assaults: The ‘Terrifying’ Rise of Benzo Dope
November 18, 2021 | VICE
About two years ago, Danielle took some “down”—a street name for fentanyl—and woke up in an underground parking lot behind the wheel of her car. Danielle, who does not want her real name used because she uses drugs, has used opioids on and off for decades, but she wasn’t accustomed to pass...
Vancouver group launches petition for safe supply of cocaine, heroin, and meth
November 15, 2021 | Vancouver Is Awesome
The founders of a Vancouver-based group fighting for a safe supply of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine have launched a petition to the federal government. Launched by the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), the Change.org petition calls on the Canadian government to approve an exemption for ...
Opinion: Decriminalizing drug users is only one part of the equation
November 10, 2021 | Vancouver Is Awesome
Last week the province announced its proposal for decriminalizing drug users. It’s welcome news, and something drug users, researchers, and public health experts have been advocating for for years. While we wait for the federal government’s response to the plan, B.C. must immediately implement ...
