The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Drug deaths in B.C. are dropping. Here are some of the theories why
January 01, 2025 | Times Colonist
Deaths related to drug overdoses have declined nine per cent in B.C. over the past year. But experts says it’s unclear whether the falling numbers signal a trend, or simply a dip, while the reason behind the decline is also unknown. Data released by the B.C. Coroners Service this month show 1,925 ...
B.C. police chief association says it no longer supports drug decriminalization pilot project
December 13, 2024 | CityNews Vancouver
The BC Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) says it no longer supports the province’s drug decriminalization pilot project. “While the BCACP was open to the notion of decriminalization as one potential tool to achieve these goals, recent developments have prompted a re-evaluation of its effec...
Fearing the worst, this B.C. mom hired a private eye to track her daughter’s drug dealer
December 02, 2024 | CBC Lite
‘I was so furious,’ she says. ‘It broke my heart’ At the height of her daughter’s addiction, Julie Nystrom says she started envisioning what life would be like without her child. She says her daughter, then 17, was hooked on street Xanax and taking up to eight pills a d...
MSTH co-founder says walking back harm reduction wrong choice amid increasing threat of highly toxic illicit drugs
November 28, 2024 | My Tri-Port Now
There are concerns a highly potent substance will become more prevalent among illicit drugs sourced on the streets. Nitazene is a powerful synthetic opioid created in the 1950’s, but never approved for use. A report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says drug checking services,...
Do big drug busts actually cause more harm?
November 22, 2024 | CBC News
On Wednesday, Surrey RCMP announced a significant drug bust, describing it as one of the largest in the detachment’s history. However, advocates for drug policy reform say big drug seizures like this actually lead to an increase in violence, overdoses and other negative health effects. Along...
