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Leading an innovative multidisciplinary program of research, monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement activities to guide health system improvements in the area of substance use.
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Dr. Milloy Announced as Interim Director of Research
May 25, 2026
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the extension of Dr. M-J Milloy as interim Director of Research at the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU),
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New Canadian recommendations aim to redefine how health professionals talk to their patients about alcohol
May 4, 2026
Read moreUpdated Canadian recommendations published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research aim to totally reconfigure how
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Dr. Kora DeBeck recipient of two prestigious research awards
March 26, 2024
Read moreDr. 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
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BCCSU welcomes Dr. Sharon Vipler as Acting Executive Director
January 9, 2024
Read moreDr. Sharon Vipler has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Dr. Vipler will serve in this role while
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First-of-its-kind, seamless addictions care available in Vancouver
December 4, 2023
Read moreRepublished from BC Government News People with addiction challenges are getting better, seamless treatment and recovery care through the new Road to Recovery initiative at
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Garrod E, Robinson K, McCrae K, Nicholson M, Choi JC, Socías ME, Fairbairn N Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot contingency management intervention for stimulant use disorder in a hospital setting J Addict Med PubMed
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Zhou VY, Fairbairn N, Lei J, Brar R, Bach P, Socías ME Real-world comparative effects of slow-release oral morphine vs. methadone on healthcare use for opioid use disorder: a population-based target trial emulation Addiction PubMed
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Miles I, Koh JJ, Bach P Medetomidine in the unregulated drug supply CMAJ PubMed
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Laing A, Hayashi K, Milloy MJ, Kerr T, Richardson L Payday loan use among people with lived and living experience of substance use Drug Alcohol Rev PubMed
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Tobias S, Del Amo J, Albert S, Aubert M, Zerrari A, Chappard P, Ti L, Roux P Discordant drug checking results and risk reduction behaviours: findings from the ChecKnow study in France Drug Alcohol Rev PubMed
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