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...
SRO evictions increasing overdose risk and homelessness in Vancouver
March 26, 2019
Vancouver – Coast Salish Territory – Housing policies in Vancouver single room occupancy (SRO) hotels are failing to protect people who use drugs, driving the homelessness crisis and contributing to overdose risk, say researchers from the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and University of British Columbia (UBC). In a study published today in ...
