Aboriginal youth locked up at higher rates than non-Aboriginal youth, new study finds
October 7, 2015
Vancouver, BC [October 7, 2015] A new study from the Urban Health Research Initiative (UHRI), a program of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), is the first to show street-involved Aboriginal youth in Vancouver are significantly more likely to be imprisoned than their non-Aboriginal peers. Past studies have explored risk factors invol...
Psychedelic therapy re-emerging as promising treatment for anxiety, PTSD, and addiction
September 8, 2015
Ottawa, ON [September 8, 2015] Renewed medical interest in the use of psychedelic drugs for anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction has resulted in small research studies that show some success with the controlled use of these drugs, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Psychedelic d...
Scientists speak out against false cannabis claims
August 12, 2015
Leading international scientific body reviews thirteen oft-repeated claims on cannabis use and regulation, finds that none are strongly supported by scientific evidence Toronto, Canada (August 12, 2015) – Many scientists are increasingly frustrated by the disregard of scientific evidence on cannabis use and regulation. To set the record strai...
Canadian HIV scientist wins inaugural $1.5 million Avenir Award from US National Institute on Drug Abuse, is named Director of the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy
July 3, 2015
Dr. Dan Werb will lead an international scientific collaboration to prevent injection drug use and optimize illicit drug policies Toronto, Canada (July 3, 2015) – Dan Werb, PhD and Research Scientist with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), has been named one of four inaugural recipients of the Avenir Award, a prestigious USD$1...
Experts available to comment on International Harm Reduction Day, May 7
May 7, 2015
May 7 is International Harm Reduction Day. The following BC-CfE experts are available to discuss research and policy on harm reduction, needle exchange programs, drug policy, sex work, and other related topics. Contact Caroline Dobuzinskis, Communications Coordinator, for interview requests. Email:
[email protected] Office: (604) 682-2344 ext....
