Study: Downtown Eastside policing strategies create barriers to accessing overdose prevention sites
September 18, 2019
Policing practices in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) are increasing overdose risks among people who use drugs and creating barriers to accessing overdose prevention sites (OPS), according to a new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). “Policing tactics that target people...
Two BCCSU researchers receive Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Awards
July 17, 2019
Two BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) researchers are among the new recipients of Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) 2019 Research Trainee Awards. This year’s MSFHR Research Trainee Award recipients include BCCSU post-doctoral research fellows Paxton Bach and Hudson Reddon. The MSFHR Research Trainee Program supports health res...
Police presence near supervised consumption sites in Toronto discouraging access
June 10, 2019
Supervised consumption sites are being expanded across Canada in response to opioid overdoses and other harms related to drug use. However, recent research suggests that policing in Toronto may be a key barrier to accessing this life-saving health service. Researchers with the University of British Columbia interviewed clients at two TorontoÂ...
Changes to income assistance payment schedules could have wide-ranging effects on drug use and related harm
June 3, 2019
Vancouver – Coast Salish Territory – Changing how and when people who use drugs receive their income assistance payments could reduce escalations in drug use around government cheque day, however, changes could also have unintended consequences that increase individual drug-related harm. Researchers with the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) h...
Cheyenne Johnson and Perry Kendall assume Co-Executive Director roles at BC Centre on Substance Use
June 1, 2019
Vancouver – Coast Salish Territory – Cheyenne Johnson, current Director of Clinical Activities at the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), will act as Co-Executive Director alongside former BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall, who newly joins the BCCSU. They will share co-leadership responsibilities while Dr. Evan Wood takes a one-yea...
