The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
B.C.’s first provincial health officer fighting for safe supply of heroin
October 29, 2021 | Vancouver Is Awesome
“It makes eminent sense as a way to save lives in an epidemic.” That’s Dr. Perry Kendall, a Canadian public health physician, who says heroin should be available to people who relapse while being treated with substitute drugs that are currently available in British Columbia. Appoi...
The ‘Safe Supply’ Movement Aims to Curb Drug Deaths Linked to the Opioid Crisis
October 25, 2021 | Time Magazine
On a morning Zoom call, a group of Canadian mothers give their full attention to a young man from the Drug User Liberation Front. At 26, Jeremy Kalicum is the age some of their kids would be if they had not died of accidental overdoses. Kalicum’s tone is urgent as he walks the moms through a Powe...
Opioid deaths in B.C. far outpaced those from COVID-19
October 22, 2021 | Vancouver Sun
The overdose crisis has killed 1,200 more British Columbians than COVID-19 has in the past two years and replacing toxic street drugs with a regulated legal supply is the “single most important thing we can do,” according to the chief medical health officer at Vancouver Coastal Health. In a pre...
Vancouver police explain why city councillor wasn’t arrested for distributing heroin, cocaine
October 21, 2021 | Vancouver Is Awesome
Vancouver police have explained why they didn’t arrest city councillor Jean Swanson in July for handing out heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine to drug users as part of a protest to push governments to increase the “safe supply” of drugs. The explanation is contained in a report that went befo...
‘There’s a place for you’: Student Recovery Community opens physical space on campus
October 15, 2021 | The Ubyssey
Following years of advocacy, the Student Recovery Community (SRC) now has a dedicated space on campus. The new location is an important step in making sure students who struggle with addiction or who are in recovery feel welcome on campus, according to Sara Fudjack, SRC program manager. “I always ...
