The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
B.C. boosts funding for substance use outreach teams, amid overdose crisis
July 14, 2020 | Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA — B.C. is boosting the number of substance use teams that combine nurses, counsellors, social workers and outreach staff to help those suffering from addictions. Mental Health Minister Judy Darcy announced Monday $4.27 million in new permanent annual funding to create seven new integrated...
Police chiefs across Canada call for decriminalization of illicit drugs for personal use
July 09, 2020 | The Province
Police chiefs from across Canada are calling for the possession of illicit drugs for personal use to be decriminalized, and for a national task force to research drug policy reform. Decriminalization is something health experts and advocates have been pushing authorities to move on for years, and th...
Bill 22: Proposed involuntary treatment raises more questions than answers for youth who use drugs
July 03, 2020 | Georgia Straight
The overdose crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to impact communities across British Columbia. While researchers, health-care providers, and parents agree that youth need timely access to a continuum of treatments for substance-use disorders, the proposed changes to B.C.’s Men...
Take-home test strips allow drug users to detect fentanyl
July 02, 2020 | MDedge
Illicit drug users seem to overwhelmingly appreciate being able to use take-home test strips to detect the extremely common presence of dangerous fentanyl in opioids and other drugs, a new study finds. More than 95% said they’d use the inexpensive strips again. “These tests accurately detect fen...
Ep. 007: Safe Supply Guidelines [Podcast]
June 29, 2020 | Pharmacy in Phlux
In this episode, we explore the practical and societal issues associated with BC’s new safe supply guidelines issued by the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). We interview Mona Kwong, a pharmacist from the BCCSU and Guy Felicella, a former drug addict and now a peer counsellor at BCCSU. We focus ...
