The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Health Matters: A new concern in the toxic drug crisis
November 22, 2024 | Global News Morning BC
There are growing concerns about a new threat in the toxic drug crisis. Dr. Paxton Bach of the BC Centre on Substance Use talks about how nitazenes are emerging as the new overdose threat. [Video]...
BCCSU on increase in B.C. women dying from toxic drugs
October 25, 2024 | Global News Morning BC
A new report from the BC Coroner’s Service finds that the number of women and girls dying in the toxic drug crisis is up 60% from four years ago. Global News Morning speaks with BCCSU Research Scientist Jade Boyd about the rising numbers. [Video]...
B.C. sees slight drop in toxic drug deaths, but is it a trend?
October 24, 2024 | CBC News
A shocking number of people continue to die from toxic drugs in British Columbia, although the latest figures from the B.C. Coroners Service suggest the yearly rate may be slowing. Unregulated drug deaths are down eight per cent through the first nine months of 2024, compared to the same time period...
More opioid users stuck with methadone than gold-standard alternative, finds B.C. study
October 21, 2024 | Burnaby Now
A B.C. study tracking more than 30,000 drug users over a decade has found patients prescribed the synthetic opioid methadone were up to 40 per cent more likely to stick to the treatment compared to the alternative front-line medication. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical A...
B.C. advocate in Thunder Bay shares 30-year survival story as Ont. set to shut many safe consumption sites
October 18, 2024 | CBC Lite
Guy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for more than 30 years, but accessing harm reduction support in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside kept him alive long enough to reach recovery. Felicella travelled to northwestern Ontario this week to share his story a...
