The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Bars, pubs similar to supervised consumption sites: Vancouver drug-user advocate
October 15, 2021 | City News
VANCOUVER (CityNews) — A harm reduction and recovery advocate says he’s trying to destigmatize the negative perception of supervised consumption sites by comparing those spaces to bars, pubs, and restaurants. Guy Felicella is a peer clinical advisor at the BC Centre on Substance Abuse and says w...
Cocaine, heroin and meth buyers’ club gets Vancouver’s approval to secure a safe supply
October 07, 2021 | Vancouver Sun
The City of Vancouver voted unanimously in favour of supporting a peer-led program that would help get a safe supply of drugs to individuals at high risk of overdose in the Downtown Eastside. Coun. Jean Swanson called for the approval of North America’s first compassion club that gives members ac...
Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88
October 01, 2021 | Times Colonist
VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America’s first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he died peacefully on Sept. 30 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. Owen serv...
In a Nutshell: Recognizing the signs of an opioid overdose
October 01, 2021 | Beyond: UBC
Being able to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and knowing how to act can save a life. Cheyenne Johnson, Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and an adjunct professor in the UBC School of Nursing, explains how to spot the symptoms. “In general, in an opioid overdos...
BC’s Rate of Drug Toxicity Deaths Has Overtaken Ohio and Pennsylvania
September 29, 2021 | The Tyee
The BC Coroners Service reported today that 184 people died of toxic drugs in July, making that month the deadliest this year. It’s another troubling sign that British Columbia — which already has the deadliest drug toxicity problem in Canada — is on track to record even more deaths in 2021 th...
