New Canadian recommendations aim to redefine how health professionals talk to their patients about alcohol
May 4, 2026
Updated Canadian recommendations published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research aim to totally reconfigure how health professionals talk to their patients about alcohol. Prior screening recommendations were rarely implemented and incompatible with the current understanding of th...
Dr. Kora DeBeck recipient of two prestigious research awards
March 26, 2024
Dr. Kora DeBeck, a research scientist with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and a Distinguished Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy, has been awarded two prestigious honours: a Dorothy Killam Fellowship and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Applied Public Health Chair. The Killam fellowship...
BCCSU welcomes Dr. Sharon Vipler as Acting Executive Director
January 9, 2024
Dr. Sharon Vipler has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Dr. Vipler will serve in this role while Cheyenne Johnson, BCCSU Executive Director, is on maternity leave for the next year. Dr. Vipler (MD, CCFP(AM), dipl. ABAM) joins BCCSU from Fraser Health Authority, where she served as Regional Departmen...
First-of-its-kind, seamless addictions care available in Vancouver
December 4, 2023
Republished from BC Government News People with addiction challenges are getting better, seamless treatment and recovery care through the new Road to Recovery initiative at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. “The moment a person living with addiction chooses to reach out for help, they need to be met with support, not left waiting for se...
New resources to help people with opioid use disorder
November 22, 2023
BC clinicians have newly updated clinical guidance to help deliver care for people living with opioid use disorder. The updated provincial Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder was published by the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) today. The updates provide clinicians with guidance to help people engage and stay on treatmen...
